From lullabies to first dances, shared music shapes attachment, lowers stress, and strengthens emotional bonds across a ...

Music doesn’t just sound different to every listener—it affects the brain in measurable ways. This video visualizes brain wave activity as it responds to music, offering a rare look at how sound ...

Speech blurs together unless you know the language; scientists found the brain signal that separates the words ...

People with musical anhedonia, a rare inability to enjoy music, are teaching scientists how the brain processes songs. In February, a pop-up science column, Annals of Inquiry, is appearing in place of ...

A Georgia Tech researcher is turning flickering light and sound into a new tool in the fight against Alzheimer’s, using rhythmic sensory stimulation to “tune” brain waves, boost memory, and ...

Many people have turned to pink noise to help them drift off to sleep, but a new study has found it may actually disrupt quality of sleep.

For individuals with moderate anxiety, listening to music with an added component of auditory beat stimulation was more ...

The ukulele is an accessible instrument that almost anyone can learn to play. It’s an enjoyable way to enter the world of ...

Good times can be had without daunting Venmo charges.

Studies on the neurons of mice suggest our own human endurance may have more to do with the brain than our physique.

Senior staff writer Anna Mammarelli argues that instrumental music boosts focus while lyrics distract and fuel cultural overstimulation.

UVA researchers are unlocking clues that could reshape treatment for neurological disorders like depression, Alzheimer’s and traumatic brain injuries.