Open the Youtube video Think of your favorite song. Maybe it brings you happiness or joy; maybe it makes you want to start ...

Improvising music could help to improve older people's cognitive skills, such as learning and memory, according to research ...

The relationship between music and the human brain has fascinated neuroscientists for decades. While meditation has long been celebrated for its cognitive benefits, recent neurological research ...

When traffic thickens or a tricky turn appears, many drivers instinctively reach for the volume knob before they touch the ...

In two separate studies, researchers learned more about the way that our brains respond to music. One study found that brain neurons synchronize with musical rhythms, while the other showed how ...

An international research team investigated the brains of 16 jazz pianists while they played a piece from memory, improvised based on the melody, and freely improvised based on the chord changes. The ...

Creativity is notoriously difficult to study as it unfolds, but musical improvisation offers a rare chance to watch spontaneous idea-generation in action.

Music helps tune up the brain, experts say. While some children get music lessons in school, many people put down their instruments as they age, which is a pity in terms of cognitive acuity, The ...

What happens in your brain when you hear a wrong note in a piece of music? Researchers from the University of Tokyo found that this depends on whether you’ve had music lessons or not – and even the ...

Steve Heise and Alina Josan make music together by instinct and improvisation, one string at a time. They recently discussed their artistic convergence and the birth of their first album.

“Music is the medicine of the mind.” That is what American soldier and politician John A. Logan (1826–1886) once said. I kind of agree with it. Being a classically trained mezzosoprano, I know from ...