Zooming in on the auditory cortex, the researchers found three unique sets of neurons that light up while we listen to music. Two sets of neurons encode absolute pitch (individual musical notes) and ...

Creativity is notoriously difficult to study as it unfolds, but musical improvisation offers a rare chance to watch spontaneous idea-generation in action.

A clinical trial testing whether music therapy can make botulinum toxin injections for spasticity more comfortable is ...

Improvising music could help to improve older people's cognitive skills, such as learning and memory, according to research ...

An international research team investigated the brains of 16 jazz pianists while they played a piece from memory, improvised based on the melody, and freely improvised based on the chord changes. The ...

“ We conclude with a joyous rendition of the Hallelujah Chorus from the previously mentioned 1992 Grammy award-winning album ...

Candlelight Babies in London is a classical music concert designed with little ones in mind: play, unwind and bond to Vivaldi ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

The key ages in which the brain changes, according to scientists, are 9, 32, 66 and 83 Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. She has also ...

In a new study, researchers discovered that the human brain has four pivotal periods when it goes through marked changes, sparking five "epochs" that last for years. The adolescent phase, for example, ...

A new study detailing social media content from TikTok and Instagram showed a significant impact on the human brain, and specifically cognitive function. A new study of nearly 100,000 people found ...

Music can also help prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, which, in up to 95% of cases, can be driven by nongenetic factors. Neuroscientist Kathlyn Gan says research shows music can help counter ...