music
Humans follow the pitch of a melody, zebra finches follow its color
Trained on the same five-tone sequences, people relied on pitch while finches combined pitch with formants, and musical training changed how the humans listened.
Music written to sound sweet changed how 28 brains processed taste
In a brain-scanner study in Scientific Reports, sweet drinks paired with matching music lit up taste and reward areas more than sweet drinks alone.
Music did not amplify LSD’s effect on the brain in a Montreal study
In 17 volunteers scanned with and without ambient music, the researchers expected music to deepen the drug’s effect and found a weak trend the…
In Alzheimer’s, the songs that stay familiar come from earlier childhood
A Helsinki study of 101 older adults found pleasure in old songs held steady as dementia advanced, while the songs that felt familiar slid…
A Case Western lab is turning live brainwaves back into music
Revived from 1960s experimental music, the Brain Media Lab plays EEG signals as sound, with a David Rosenboom concert in Cleveland on February 14.
Blind listeners tell pitches apart better because their brains are quieter
A Georgia Tech study found the advantage is not in the ear but in less trial-to-trial noise in the brain, the same change musical…
Music calmed stressed bodies faster than water sounds in a brain-scan study
In 120 volunteers put through timed mental arithmetic, relaxing music brought heart rate and sweating down faster than soothing water sounds, but only when…
Personalized music lowered depression and anxiety after stroke in Milan
In a 150-patient trial, an hour a day of self-chosen Italian vocal music on a tablet cut depression, anxiety and insomnia scores on the…