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·May 26, 2016·3 min read

Brain Picks Up the Beat of Music Automatically

Researchers report we recognize patterns in music automatically, even with no musical training.

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·April 25, 2016·3 min read

Music Improves Baby Brain Response to Music and Speech

Researchers report play sessions that include music improved processing of new speech sounds and music in infants.

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·March 25, 2016·2 min read

Emotional Impact of Music Influenced by Acoustics of Concert Halls

A new study reports the emotional impact of music depends upon the concert hall's acoustics.

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·March 8, 2016·3 min read

How Music Affects The Brain: Using MRI to Study the Brain of a Virtuoso Violinist

Following a concussion, a violinist undergoes neuroimaging to help understand how the brain of a professional musician works.

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·February 27, 2016·4 min read

Ability to Compose and Arrange Music May Be Genetically Determined

A new study suggests the ability to compose and arrange music might, in part, have a genetic component.

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·February 27, 2016·3 min read

Engineering Music to Sound Better with Cochlear Implants

Researchers are attempting to re-engineer and simplify music to be more enjoyable for people with cochlear implants.

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·February 24, 2016·3 min read

Are There Differences in How Speakers of Other Languages Hear Music?

Researchers investigate whether speaking a different native language has an effect on how we hear music.

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·February 6, 2016·3 min read

Listening to Music While Reading Complex Sentences Affects Musical Experience

A new study reports people tend to judge music to be less complete when they multitask by reading grammatically difficult sentences.

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·January 20, 2016·3 min read

Music and Flashing Lights Turn Rats into Problem Gamblers

Researchers report rats behave like problem gamblers when music and light cues were added to a 'rat casino' test environment.

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Featured Neuroscience

·January 4, 2016·4 min read

How the Brain Concentrates on Our Objectives

A new study reports that the goal is more important than the approach when it comes to planning actions.

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·January 4, 2016·4 min read

Happy and Sad Music Evoke Different Neural Patterns

According to a new study, the workings of neural circuits associated with creativity are significantly altered when artists are actively attempting to express emotion.

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·December 29, 2015·4 min read

Humans Not Alone in How We Perceive Melodic Pitch

Marmosets share a number of the same auditory features as humans, suggesting human components of pitch perception evolved much earlier than previously thought, a new study reports.