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Drumming Helps School Children with Autism

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 14, 2018

According to researchers, drumming for an hour a week helps improve learning at school for children on the autism spectrum. The study reports drumming not only improves dexterity, rhythm and timing for those with ASD, it also helps improve concentration and enhances communication with peers. ... Read More...

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We May Hear Others’ Footsteps, but How Do We Ignore Our Own?

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 12, 2018

A new study reveals the neural processes we use to ignore the sound of our own footsteps and other self made noises. Researchers say the findings may shed new light on how we learn to speak and play music.... Read More...

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Beatboxers’ and Guitarists’ Brains Act Differently to Hearing Music

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 5, 2018

Researchers report different brain areas are activated when a guitarists and beatboxers hear previously unheard tracks by their instrument of choice. Beatboxers, researchers say, show increased activation in brain areas that control mouth movements, where as guitarists show activation in areas that control hand movements. The study sheds light on understanding brain areas involved in auditory perception.... Read More...

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It Really is All About the Bass

Neuroscience NewsAugust 15, 2018

A new study reports that while listening to music, brain activity becomes synchronized to the rhythmic structure of the sound, specifically the frequency of the beat.... Read More...

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Solos Twice as Common in Sad Songs

Neuroscience NewsJuly 12, 2018

Want to compose a sad song? Include a solo. Researchers report orchestral passages with characteristics that evoke sadness are twice as likely to feature a solo.... Read More...

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Training in Musical Improvisation May Teach Your Brain to Think Differently

Neuroscience NewsJuly 5, 2018

Researchers say those who can improvise are better musicians than those who have limited improvisational experience. Additionally, the brains of those trained to improvise show different patters of electrical activity than non-improvising players.... Read More...

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How Music Lessons Can Improve Language Skills

Neuroscience NewsJune 25, 2018

A new study reports children who receive musical training have better word discrimination than other kindergarteners who had not undertaken music lessons. ... Read More...

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Music Playschool Enhances Children’s Linguistic Skills

Neuroscience NewsJune 12, 2018

Incorporating musical lessons into preschool classes can significantly help to improve children's linguistic skills, researchers report.... Read More...

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Higher Empathy People Process Music Differently in the Brain

Neuroscience NewsJune 12, 2018

Researchers report people with higher empathy process music with greater involvement in the brain's reward system and areas of the brain associated with social information processing.... Read More...

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Learning Music or Speaking Another Language Leads to More Efficient Brain

Neuroscience NewsMay 17, 2018

According to researchers, bilingual people and trained musicians utilize fewer resources in their brains while completing working memory tasks. As their brains require less effort to perform tasks, researchers speculate this could protect them from the onset of cognitive decline.... Read More...

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Crocodiles Listen to Classical Music in MRI Scanner

Neuroscience NewsMay 3, 2018

Exposing crocodiles to a variety of auditory and visual stimuli while in an MRI, researchers discover their brain processing patterns resemble that of other mammals and birds. The researchers speculate the fundamental mechanisms of sensory processing were formed at an early evolutionary stage.... Read More...

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To Improve Future Relationship With Your Kids, Turn Up the Music

Neuroscience NewsMay 2, 2018

A new study reports music can have a positive impact on the parent child relationship. Researchers discovered people who had shared musical experiences with their parents during childhood and adolescence had better relationships with their moms and dads as they entered adulthood.... Read More...

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