We have long suspected that music has restorative qualities, but Daniel Levitin is now providing rigorous evidence that it can help treat many conditions, including depression, speech loss and Alzheim ...

Lenhoff has worked quite hard developing an academy of music for people with this and other disorders. Passion drives people, especially passion for their children, and the book looks all the more ...

Silbersweig and Haddad are both musicians (he plays trombone, drums, and guitar, and she sings and plays guitar) with longstanding interests in how music excites the brain—and how it can be used to ...

Faster music can make you feel more alert and concentrate better. Upbeat music can make you feel more optimistic and positive about life. A slower tempo can quiet your mind and relax your muscles, ...

But is this just a myth, or does classical music really have an effect on the brain? Music, as they say, nourishes the soul, and in this article, we’ll explore how classical music can positively ...

Imprinting,” a sonic self-portrait of Anglo-American artist and composer Beatie Wolfe's brain, opens at the Museum of Science ...

The Dallas Opera reimagines “Orpheus and Eurydice,” telling the story of a devoted husband caring for his wife with dementia.

Sometimes we take the best things in life for granted. I have focused great attention on one aspect central to radio: music.

Music and the mind. Neuroscientists have linked music, emotion, and memory to one part of the brain. A one-of-a-kind choir in Illinois is using that research to stimulate memories in people with ...