Music therapy, as an increasingly validated clinical intervention, leverages both active participation and receptive listening to improve health outcomes. Recent investigations have demonstrated that ...

Music motivates and inspires and is a powerful and nonthreatening medium and therefore, people with Alzheimer’s react ...

HOUSTON — MD Anderson Cancer Center is conducting groundbreaking research to determine whether music can literally heal the body. Researchers are using advanced brain wave mapping technology to study ...

Music’s influence on the brain is documented in conditions ranging from dementia to epilepsy. Both music participation and appreciation are tied to improvements in executive function and memory so how ...

Imagine having an iPod with only one track loaded into its memory. But listening to that track can ease your anxiety and depression, reverse insomnia, relieve chronic pain and stamp out cravings for ...

In the rapidly evolving world of neuroscience, breakthroughs are constantly emerging, aiming to improve our cognitive functions and enhance our overall mental well-being. Among the latest innovations ...

People generally don’t confuse the sounds of singing and talking. That may seem obvious, but it’s actually quite impressive—particularly because we can usually differentiate between the two even when ...

Life begins with music. The human body provides the basic musical elements for the soundtrack to fetal development. The rhythmic pulsing of mom’s heartbeat, the rise and fall of her footsteps, the ...