A recent study published in Psychological Science provides evidence that people naturally absorb the underlying rules of music just by listening to it over their lifetime. The findings suggest that ...

There's more to music than meets the ear. Researchers trying to understand how the mind comprehends music and the role that cultural familiarity plays in the process have found that exposure to music ...

TORONTO and BEIJING — Anyone who has tried to follow a conversation in a crowded restaurant knows how challenging it can be to pick out words when there’s background noise. For older adults, this ...