music

Musical notation is drawn next to a brain graphic.

Music Captivates Listeners and Synchronizes Their Brainwaves

Neuroscience NewsMarch 8, 2019

A listener's engagement decreases with repetition of music, but only for familiar music pieces. However, unfamiliar musical styles can sustain an audience's interest, in particular for individuals with some musical training.... Read More...

FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology3 min read

How Listening to Music ‘Significantly Impairs’ Creativity

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 27, 2019

A new study contradicts the popular belief that listening to music can help boost creativity. Researchers found people who listened to background music showed a significant impairment in the ability to complete tasks that tested verbal creativity.... Read More...

FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology3 min read

The Unexpected Creates Reward When Listening to Music

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 12, 2019

A new study reports unexpected changes in music activates the nucleus accumbens, providing reward and helping us to learn about the music as we listen. ... Read More...

FeaturedNeuroscience5 min read

Dopamine Modulates Reward Experiences Elicited by Music

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 24, 2019

Researchers report a causal link between dopamine, musical pleasure and motivation. Phamacologically manipulating dopamine levels, researchers found increasing dopamine increased the hedonic experience and motivational response to listening to a piece of music.... Read More...

FeaturedNeuroscience6 min read

3D Printed Robot Hand Plays the Piano

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 11, 2019

Researchers have developed a 3D printed robotic hand which is able to play simple pieces of music on a piano by moving its wrist.... Read More...

FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosneurotechOpen Neuroscience ArticlesRobotics6 min read

Music May Improve Mood in Adults with Dementia

Neuroscience NewsNovember 21, 2018

According to researchers, musical intervention can help to improve mood and decrease agitation in those with dementia. ... Read More...

FeaturedNeurologyOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology3 min read

Real Time MRI Shows How Beatboxers Produce Sound

Neuroscience NewsNovember 14, 2018

A new study uses real time MRI data to observe the vocal tracts of beatboxers before they produce a sound to see if the movements are different from speech.... Read More...

auditory neuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience3 min read

Music and Meditation Alters Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s and Cellular Aging

Neuroscience NewsNovember 12, 2018

According to researchers, meditation and listening to music may help to alter biomarkers associated with cellular aging and Alzheimer's disease in adults experiencing memory loss. ... Read More...

FeaturedNeurology5 min read

Music Improves Social Communication in Children with ASD

Neuroscience NewsNovember 5, 2018

A new study reports children on the autism spectrum who participate in musical activities have significantly improved social communication skills than those who are not exposed to music therapy.... Read More...

AutismFeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology6 min read

Experienced Musicians Read Notes Only Slightly Faster

Neuroscience NewsOctober 2, 2018

A new eye tracking study reveals skilled musicians only read musical notes slightly faster than novices, but during that time, professional musicians are able to add flourish and play around with the music, interpreting it in their own manner.... Read More...

FeaturedNeurosciencevisual neuroscience4 min read

Why Do Only Some People Get ‘Skin Orgasms’ From Listening to Music?

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 29, 2018

Researchers investigate why some people experience frisson, or aesthetic chills, when listening to certain pieces of music. They report those who experience frisson score high for the openness to experience personality trait.... Read More...

FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology8 min read

News

Deep brain stimulation provides sustained relief for severe depression

Bartonella Infection and Sudden Onset Adolescent Schizophrenia: Case Study

Most Teens Report Using Marijuana Less Often After Legalization

Neuroscience

Deep brain stimulation provides sustained relief for severe depression

Bartonella Infection and Sudden Onset Adolescent Schizophrenia: Case Study

Most Teens Report Using Marijuana Less Often After Legalization

Neurology

The robots that dementia caregivers want: Robots for joy, robots for sorrow

Periodontitis may raise the risk for developing dementia

New proof that narcolepsy is an autoimmune disease

AI

AI and MRIs at birth can predict cognitive development at age 2

A robotic leg, born without prior knowledge, learns to walk

Less-invasive procedure helps surgeons pinpoint epilepsy surgical candidates

Robotics

The robots that dementia caregivers want: Robots for joy, robots for sorrow

Seeing through a robot’s eyes helps those with profound motor impairments

A robotic leg, born without prior knowledge, learns to walk

Psychology

Deep brain stimulation provides sustained relief for severe depression

Bartonella Infection and Sudden Onset Adolescent Schizophrenia: Case Study

Fast-acting psychedelic associated with improvements in depression/anxiety

Music Captivates Listeners and Synchronizes Their Brainwaves

How Listening to Music ‘Significantly Impairs’ Creativity

The Unexpected Creates Reward When Listening to Music

Dopamine Modulates Reward Experiences Elicited by Music

3D Printed Robot Hand Plays the Piano

Top 20 Neuroscience News Stories of 2018

Music May Improve Mood in Adults with Dementia

Real Time MRI Shows How Beatboxers Produce Sound

Music and Meditation Alters Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s and Cellular Aging

Experienced Musicians Read Notes Only Slightly Faster

Why Do Only Some People Get ‘Skin Orgasms’ From Listening to Music?