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·February 16, 2018·4 min read

Play it Again: People Find Comfort Listening to the Same Song Over and Over

A new study reports listening to your favorite song over and over may provide you with some comfort. Niche listening enables the development of a 'meaningful relationship' with a particular song, which allows the affection for the tune to persist across a great deal of exposure.

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·February 5, 2018·3 min read

That’s Music To My Brain

A new study reveals machine learning technology is able to analyze brain activity and determine which piece of music a person is listening to.

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·January 25, 2018·5 min read

Music Really is a Universal Language

According to a new study, vocal songs that accompany dance, sooth a child or express love tend to sound similar across different cultures. The findings, researchers note, show consistency with the existence of a universal link between the form and function of vocal music.

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·January 23, 2018·4 min read

Your Brain Responses to Music Reveal if You Are a Musician or Not

Machine learning can predict, with significant accuracy, whether a person is a musician or not, based on fMRI data collected while subjects listened to music.

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·January 16, 2018·5 min read

Miles Davis is Not Mozart: Brains of Jazz and Classical Pianists Work Differently

Different processes occur in the brains of jazz and classical pianists while playing the same piece of music, researchers report.

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·January 15, 2018·4 min read

‘Earworm Melodies with Strange Aspects’ – What Happens When AI Makes Music?

On January 12th, the first full length, main stream album co-written by artificial intelligence was released. Researchers belie the collaboration could lead to a brand new style of music composition.

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·January 2, 2018·10 min read

How Singing Your Heart Out Could Make You Happier

For those with anxiety and depression, singing in groups could make you happier, a new study reports.

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·December 11, 2017·3 min read

Study Links Brain Structure With Hallucinations and Musical Aptitude

A new study links the white matter integrity of the corpus callosum with a person's likelihood of experiencing auditory hallucinations and their musical aptitude.