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·June 15, 2017·4 min read

Music Sessions Can Help Millions Who Struggle to Speak to Lead a Richer Life

Researchers report tailored music sessions may be crucial in helping transform the lives with communication problems, such as those associated with autism, brain damage and stroke.

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·June 12, 2017·3 min read

Musical Mystery: Researchers Examine Science Behind Performer Movements

A new study reports on how musicians communicate during performance and anticipate each other's moves without saying a word.

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·June 2, 2017·5 min read

Why Playing a Musical Instrument Can Protect Brain Health

Findings could help to develop new neuro-rehabilitation interventions through musical training.

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·May 24, 2017·4 min read

How Listening to Music in a Group Influences Depression

Researchers investigate why listening to music socially has benefits, and when it my amplify negative emotions.

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·May 22, 2017·3 min read

Could Artificial Intelligence Create the Songs of the Future?

Researchers are exploring how machines and humans can work together to compose new songs.

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·May 10, 2017·6 min read

Personalized Music May Help Nursing Home Residents With Dementia

Nursing home residents with dementia who under went personalized music therapy showed behavioral improvements and were more likely to discontinue using anti anxiety medications, a new study reports.

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·April 14, 2017·3 min read

Music as Medicine: Using Music to Help Dementia and Alzheimer’s Patients

Music could have unexpected benefits for those with Alzheimer's disease.

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·March 5, 2017·4 min read

Musical Scales May Have Developed to Accommodate Vocal Limitations

A new study could help to explain the evolutionary development of scales and how speech production for tone languages may have occurred.

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·March 2, 2017·4 min read

The Music In Our Speech

Researchers embark on a study into the brain structures that process speech and music, and finds commonalities.

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·February 28, 2017·4 min read

Happy Notes, Happy Memories: Musical Cues Trigger Different Autobiographical Memories

The type of music you listen to may determine what kind of emotional memories you will recall, a new study reports.

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·February 28, 2017·5 min read

Physical Commitment Makes Performers Appreciate Their Music More

According to researchers, embarking in physical activity makes people appreciate the musical sounds they produce more, even if the sounds do not correspond with their personal musical tastes.

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·February 27, 2017·3 min read

If You Get the Chills From Music, You May Have a Unique Brain

People who physically respond to music with chills have stronger fiber connections between the auditory cortex and emotional processing areas in the brain.