Making music is a mental workout. The brain must simultaneously co-ordinate sound and vision, as well as fine motor control, ...

Music And Eye Contact Synced Strangers’ Brains In Real Time, Study Finds In A Nutshell When two people made eye contact while listening to structured chord progressions, their brains began to ...

Harmonious chord progressions strengthen neural activity in social brain regions during face-to-face interaction, promoting biological bonding.

The oldest known musical instruments— flutes carved from bones —are over 40,000 years old. And humans were likely making music before that, based on fossils showing our ancestors had the ability to ...

When neuroscientist and musician AZA Allsop discovered research by his Yale colleague Joy Hirsch about how group drumming and musical interaction can affect social behavior, he knew there was a ...

A newborn cannot speak, read, or walk. Yet moments after entering the world, the infant brain already responds to rhythm and ...

One of the most interesting findings from the study is the idea of a "sweet spot" duration. Short listening sessions did help ...

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 ...

People who reported “always” listening to music saw dementia risk plummet by 39% compared to those who rarely or never tuned in. They also had a 17% lower risk of Cognitive Impairment No Dementia ...

Performances in N.Y.C. The pianist Nicolas Namoradze teamed with neuroscientists for a breakthrough in experiment design. The pianist Nicolas Namoradze wanted to record videos that would visualize how ...

Essentially, soft and joyful music may reduce this effect by easing emotional tension, redirecting attention and calming physiological responses triggered by motion sickness. It's worth noting that ...