Choir singing may bring positive effects to the cognitive functioning of elderly people The study determined that the choir singers experienced improved verbal flexibility. February 10, 2021February 10, 2021 Wellness
Study examines the brain regions most active when experiencing music-induced emotions Close to 100 participants were recruited and instructed to listen to instrumental music while researchers conducted fMRI tests. December 29, 2020 Wellness
Learning to play an instrument could improve attention and working memory in children The findings were released in Frontiers in Neuroscience. October 9, 2020 Wellness
Researchers demonstrate how music could reduce the frequency of epileptic seizures Listening to Mozart correlated with a drastic reduction in epileptic seizures, new research finds. September 12, 2020 Wellness
Listening to Mozart might aid in lessening seizures among people with epilepsy The findings were released in the peer-reviewed journal Epilepsia Open. June 10, 2020 Wellness
Some infants may be able to distinguish musical tones later in infancy Infants may be born with the ability to distinguish musical tones, with their exhibition of skills beginning by six months of age, study finds. June 4, 2020 Wellness
How musical and mindfulness intervention could lessen the effects of mental fatigue The effects of brain over-activity causing mental fatigue may be profoundly reduced through music intervention and mindfulness, a new study found. March 7, 2020March 23, 2020 Wellness
Researchers associate general intelligence with musical skill acquisition A new study determined that general intelligence could be a major factor in how quickly people learn to play music. November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Wellness
New research uses artificial intelligence to analyze our emotional responses to music Researchers at the University of Southern California aimed to establish how and why our brain reacts to music. November 2, 2019January 31, 2020 Cyber
Music-based treatment may alleviate anxiety, depression in dementia patients Tests of the effects of a personalized playlist on the moods showed improvements in anxiety, depression and agitation. May 1, 2018June 27, 2019 Wellness