Real Time MRI Shows How Beatboxers Produce Sound
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...
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Music and Meditation Alters Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s and Cellular Aging
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...
Music Improves Social Communication in Children with ASD
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...
Experienced Musicians Read Notes Only Slightly Faster
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...
Why Do Only Some People Get ‘Skin Orgasms’ From Listening to Music?
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...
Drumming Helps School Children with Autism
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...
We May Hear Others’ Footsteps, but How Do We Ignore Our Own?
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...
Beatboxers’ and Guitarists’ Brains Act Differently to Hearing Music
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...
It Really is All About the Bass
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...
Solos Twice as Common in Sad Songs
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...
Training in Musical Improvisation May Teach Your Brain to Think Differently
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...
How Music Lessons Can Improve Language Skills
A new study reports children who receive musical training have better word discrimination than other kindergarteners who had not undertaken music lessons. ... Read More...