The drop you feel on the dance floor isn’t just emotional — it’s biological. Experts explain how music syncs with your ...

The study found that Australians over 70 years of age who always listened to music had a 39% lower risk of having dementia ...

Can music affect the brain? That was the question asked at Bravo! Vail Music Festival’s Inside the Music event on July 9, part of the festival’s education and enrichment series. “I’ve had the great ...

Listening to or playing music later in life could do more than lift your spirits – it might also help keep your mind sharp. A ...

As emotions rise and fall in everyday life, your brain keeps up, constantly adjusting. These transitions between feelings—like joy, sadness, or fear—aren’t just random reactions. They’re part of a ...

Music’s influence on the brain is documented in conditions ranging from dementia to epilepsy. Both music participation and appreciation are tied to improvements in executive function and memory so how ...

According to a new study, you can decrease your risk of dementia with a task most of us enjoy every single day.

Some people simply don’t derive pleasure from listening to music. There is nothing wrong with their hearing, and they enjoy plenty of other experiences, but for some strange reason music does ...

It’s well known that learning to play an instrument can offer benefits beyond just musical ability. Indeed, research shows it’s a great activity for the brain – it can enhance our fine motor ...

When I ask a lecture theatre full of students how they would feel if they could never listen to a piece of music again, most are horrified. Many have been plugged into their headphones until the ...

An Ohio music conductor is using deep brain stimulation to combat his Parkinson’s disease. Rand Laycock, 70, the director and conductor of a symphony orchestra, was diagnosed just before his 60th ...

When I was a kid, I spent hours writing. My sister and I shared a small walk-in closet, and while she used her half for organizing her up-to-the-minute fashions on rolling clothes racks and stacked ...