Why do people buy concert tickets? Maybe they are motivated by the social element. Maybe it’s intellectual or artistic curiosity. Sometimes good old-fashioned boredom is motivation enough. Or maybe — ...

The initial results of the study of the 'Mozart effect' on neurodegeneration show that listening to classical music in the background has no benefits for learning The study, which has been published ...

Scientists are gradually understanding more about how and when music therapy works. One of the known uses of music in therapy is for Alzheimer’s and dementia therapy, where listening to music can help ...

New research explores music's impact on learning, memory, and emotions in two studies. One reveals that familiar music can enhance concentration and learning, while the other demonstrates that music ...

Music is known to be therapeutic, but can it boost your memory? Well, it can. A new study found that listening to music can sharpen the brain and also has the potential to improve the lives of people ...

You may have heard the claim that listening to classical music makes you smarter. But is this just a myth, or does classical music really have an effect on the brain? Music, as they say, nourishes the ...

Have you ever noticed how a particular song can bring back a flood of memories? People often think of these musical memories as fixed snapshots of the past. But recent research by my team at the ...