Children’s bedtime scenes have changed significantly over time. There was once an era when children drifted off to sleep listening to stories, songs, or rhymes in the voices of their parents or ...

You may have a playlist carefully curated for an intense workout that mysteriously pushes you through the last set. Or maybe you have a go-to album you reach for when your brain is scattered, ...

A recent analysis of a major developmental dataset reveals that children who play musical instruments over several years ...

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 ...

As your child gets older, music continues to play an important role. Studies have shown that young children who take music lessons — even for just four months — experience improved memory and brain ...

Music affects us physically. A quick example of this is that our heart beat, respiration and brain waves all entrain, or synchronize, with different rhythms. Slow music tends to slow down our heart ...

A small group of people experience no pleasure from music despite normal hearing and intact emotions. Brain imaging reveals ...

As emotions rise and fall in everyday life, your brain keeps up, constantly adjusting. These transitions between feelings—like joy, sadness, or fear—aren’t just random reactions. They’re part of a ...