Music is a profound act of human creation. Music can transform our ongoing psychological state in an instant, and potentially enhance psychological functioning across the lifespan. Whether it be ...

A new Northwestern University study provides the first direct evidence that a community music program for at-risk youth has a biological effect on children's developing nervous systems. Two years of ...

Perhaps you should have been more excited to take those piano lessons as a child. Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital conducted a controlled study using functional MRI brain imaging and found a ...

Yes, yes, it hath charms to soothe a savage breast (or beast, if you prefer to repeat a common mistake). But researchers are finding that music may be an effective balm for many other afflictions: the ...

Ambient music is a common tool people use to help themselves focus when working or studying. Its calming atmosphere makes it easier to block out distractions and enhances productivity. But what makes ...

I think of music as a kind of window into brain function, a way of studying the brain, because music is something that allows us to better understand how the brain evolved and how our species evolved, ...