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·May 29, 2025·7 min read

Singing to Infants Boosts Mood and Bonding

A new randomized study found that when parents sing more frequently to their infants, both babies and caregivers experience measurable improvements in mood and wellbeing. The study involved 110 caregiver-infant pairs who participated in a four-week music enrichment intervention via smartphone.

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·May 16, 2024·4 min read

Singing Improves Language Skills in Stroke-Damaged Brains

Singing can improve language recovery in stroke patients by repairing the brain's language network. This positive effect is attributed to increased grey matter volume in language regions and improved connectivity within the network. The study suggests that singing can be a cost-effective addition to traditional rehabilitation methods.

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·August 11, 2023·5 min read

Dopamine Tunes the Brain for Both Singing and Speech

Contrary to popular belief, speech and singing use overlapping brain circuits, primarily located in the left hemisphere. This discovery challenges the 50-year notion that the right hemisphere supports the singing ability in aphasia patients.

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·May 28, 2022·6 min read

Boosting Brain Function in Later Life Through Singing

Singing in a social group such as a choir may help protect cognitive function and treat aphasia in older adults.

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·October 14, 2021·4 min read

Singing and Imagining Improvised Music Elicits Flow-Like Brain States

Singing and imagined musical improvisation were associated with weaker connectivity to the executive function network in the brain and to the feeling of flow, which allows for unhindered musical creativity.

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·August 10, 2021·4 min read

What a Song Reveals About Vocal Imitation Deficits for Autistic Individuals

Autistic children and adults are better at holding and imitating relative pitch than they are with absolute pitch across both speech and song.

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·February 10, 2021·5 min read

Choir Singing Can Improve Cognitive Functioning Among the Elderly

Seniors embarking on musical hobbies, such as joining choirs, show improvements in cognitive function and flexibility.

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·May 3, 2020·4 min read

Lockdown singing: the science of why music helps us connect in isolation

Researchers explore how and why music is helping to keep us all connected during the coronavirus lockdown.

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·January 25, 2018·5 min read

Music Really is a Universal Language

According to a new study, vocal songs that accompany dance, sooth a child or express love tend to sound similar across different cultures. The findings, researchers note, show consistency with the existence of a universal link between the form and function of vocal music.