What happens in the brain of someone with dementia when they hear music that means something to them? Researchers from Alzheimer Center Amsterdam and the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience mapped ...

A scientific review of 57 studies finds that music may do more than distract from pain; it might change the way the brain interprets pain signals. Scientists reviewing 57 individual studies found that ...

Anthony Brandt smiles as he reflects on one of his favorite moments from an earlier pilot program. “One of the participants walked up to me and said, ‘I’m 82 years old and I never thought I would say ...

Billy Joel's love for the stage was also likely what lead to his brain disorder and subsequent surgery. The "Uptown Girl" singer revealed his normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) diagnosis in May 2025.

Every decade or so, adults discover that young people are consuming media that corrupts their minds — and a moral panic ensues. Comic books were going to produce a generation of delinquents.

Dr. Heitmayer is an assistant professor at Rowan University who studies technology distraction, attention economics and digital culture. Every decade or so, adults discover that young people are ...

We all know the power of music to make us feel better when we are stressed. But this relaxing effect goes much deeper than our mood: music changes our brains, reorienting our neural pathways and ...

In 2025, Yale researchers surveyed people about their cognitive function and found something troubling. Almost ten percent of those aged 18 to 34 reported some kind of cognitive disability, nearly ...

In a new paper appearing Aug. 18 in Nature Communications, Princeton University researchers show how music produces distinct patterns in the regions of the brain associated with imagination and ...

If you’re a fan of NYT Connections, Bordergrams might become your new favorite screen-free activity. Each puzzle gives you a fantasy map filled with words and cryptic clues that you’ll use to find ...