FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·September 16, 2015·3 min readChoral Singing Could Improve Quality of Life for Stroke SurvivorsAccording to a new study, singing in a choir can improve feelings of social isolation and low mood in stoke survivors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 16, 2015·2 min readRhythmic Memory and Beat Tapping May Be Separate SkillsAccording to a new study, the ability to tap along to a beat and the ability to remember rhythms appear to be unrelated skills.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 25, 2015·4 min readMusical Processing: Consonant Results Resonate in the BrainResearchers report replicating previous studies about how the brain processes music allowed them to fine tune findings. They also stress more incentives need to be given for researchers to replicate experiments.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 30, 2015·3 min readMusic Can Improve Quality of Sleep for People with InsomniaA new study reports listening to music can improve sleep quality for those with insomnia and other sleep disorders.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·October 13, 2015·4 min readYou May Be Musical and Not Even Know It, Psychologist FindOpenness, as indicated by a personality trait test, is a predictor of musical ability, researchers report.Read More
Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·October 26, 2015·4 min readNeurological Notes: How We Process MusicResearchers have identified how brain rhythms are used to process music.Read More
FeaturedMost PopularPsychology·October 28, 2015·4 min readSinging To Babies Calms Them Longer Than TalkingIf you want to keep an infant calm, sing to it. New research reports infants remained calm twice as long when they listened to a song as they did when they listened to speech.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 1, 2015·4 min readCan Your Music Listening Habits Give an Insight to Your Mental Health?Researchers reports men listen to more aggressive music are more likely yo be affected by anxiety.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 3, 2015·4 min readBach and Chopin Used Human Speech Cues to Convey Emotion in MusicResearchers report Chopin and Bach utilized speech cues to express emotion in their most famous musical compositions.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 5, 2015·2 min readMusical Training Helps Shape Emotional and Social Skills in KidsFor kids with poor social skills, musical lessons can help them become more socially adept, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·November 11, 2015·3 min readOrchestra Boosts Mood and Confidence for People with DementiaMood and confidence boosted for people with dementia who join a special orchestra, a new report says.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 12, 2015·3 min readIt’s Music to Our Eyes: Emotional Reactions to Music Reflected in Pupil SizePersonal involvement and emotional content of music influences pupillary response, researchers report.Read More
