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·November 22, 2017·5 min read

Do Birdsong and Human Speech Share Biological Roots?

A new study provides evidence to support the long standing view that human speech and music may have roots in biological processes that are shared across a variety of different animals.

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·November 20, 2017·4 min read

Now You Like It, Now You Don’t: Brain Stimulation Changes Musical Enjoyment

Using transcranial magnetic stimulation, researchers were able to increase and decrease people's enjoyment of music; and desire to listen to more.

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·November 14, 2017·6 min read

Music Training Changes Children’s Brain Structure and Boosts Decision Making Network

In as little as two years of learning, music can change the structure of the brain's white matter and boost networks implicated in decision making in children, USC researchers report.

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·November 11, 2017·5 min read

That Music Playing In Your Head

As we imagine music in our heads, our auditory cortex and other brain regions process auditory information in the same way as if we are really listening to sounds, a new study reports.

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·October 24, 2017·6 min read

Music and Movies Play With Our Minds By Bending Time

Emotional processing may be linked to perception of time in music and movies, a new study reports.

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·October 1, 2017·5 min read

Can Listening to Music Help You Fall Asleep?

Researchers explore how listening to music prior to sleep could impact how well you rest.

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·September 22, 2017·2 min read

Study Combines Music and Brain Stimulation to Improve Memory

Combining non-invasive brain stimulation with a person's favorite music from the past may help to activate old memories and improve mood for older patients with MCI, a new study reports.

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·September 13, 2017·5 min read

When Music Makes Male Faces More Attractive

Exposure to music, specifically complex and highly stimulating music, leads women to rate male faces as more attractive and increases willingness to date the men pictured, a new study reports.

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·September 5, 2017·4 min read

How Music Alters Our Perception of Touch

The sexier we perceive the piece of music we are listening to, the more sensual we believe the touch of another, or a robot, to be, a new study reports. Researchers note we perceive touch differently depending on the music we are listening to.

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·August 30, 2017·9 min read

Patient Plays Saxophone While Surgeons Remove Brain Tumor

A musician who played his saxophone during surgery to remove a brain tumor helped researchers shed light on how music is processed in the brain.

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·August 23, 2017·5 min read

A Song’s Structure Can Be Linked to Its Popularity

Researchers link the harmonic structure in pop songs to their ultimate popularity. Findings suggest unexpected chord changes when followed by predictable harmonies help make a song popular.