Auditory NeuroscienceFeaturedNeuroscience·December 9, 2017·3 min readIs There a Musical Method For Interpreting Speech?A new study evaluates whether musicians have an advantage in understanding speech compared to those without musical training.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 5, 2017·3 min readWriting in RhythmA new study focuses on how children learn to write. Quantifying pen movements revealed a process of learning distinct temporal patterns of movement that differentiate a set of features for each symbol.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 20, 2017·5 min readThe Story of Music is the Story of HumansA new report reveals how the development of music is so closely tied to our own evolution.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 5, 2017·6 min readHow the Brain Perceives RhythmAccording to researchers, the brain is more biased toward certain musical rhythms than others.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 26, 2016·3 min readBrain Picks Up the Beat of Music AutomaticallyResearchers report we recognize patterns in music automatically, even with no musical training.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·February 24, 2016·3 min readAre 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.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
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·November 10, 2014·4 min readWhy Beat Deaf Individuals Are Unable to Keep a Beat or Tap Along with MusicFind it hard to clap to a beat? A new study reports beat deafness is due to an inability to synchronize sounds.Read More
