From helping people cope with age-related disorders to altering our perception of physical pain, music's impact on our bodies can ring loud.

Ambient music is a common tool people use to help themselves focus when working or studying. Its calming atmosphere makes it easier to block out distractions and enhances productivity. But what makes ...

A Steinway Spirio player piano can capture every detail of a performance and reproduce it, keystroke for keystroke. In ...

The relationship between music and the human brain has fascinated neuroscientists for decades. While meditation has long been celebrated for its cognitive benefits, recent neurological research ...

A brain-healthy lifestyle includes not only physical wellness and nutrition, but also emotional well-being, social connection ...

When Amy Richter was a little girl, her father often traveled for work. He often came home bearing gifts of music and record albums. They bonded while poring over all that vinyl, she recalls, ...

Ever heard just a snippet of a song and instantly known what comes next? Or picked up the rhythm of a chorus after just a few notes? New research from the Center for Music in the Brain at Aarhus ...

This post is a review of I Heard There Was A Secret Chord: Music As Medicine. By Daniel J. Levitin. W.W. Norton & Co. 405 pp. $32.50. In 1993, Nature magazine reported on a study suggesting that ...