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May 15, 2020 … WACO, Texas — Researchers at Baylor University may have unlocked a melodic mechanism students can use to boost their grades in school. They find that listening to music during a lecture and then listening to the same music again while sleeping that night boosted students’ grades on an exam the next day. For the study, the…

Nov 21, 2019 … LONDON — The next time you’re struggling to finish up a task at work, throwing on some Bach or Beethoven may be a worth a try. That’s the main conclusion of an experiment on British workers that found listening to classical music at work can improve productivity by 15%. An initial survey of 2,000 U.K. employees…

Jan 26, 2018 … LEIPZIG, Germany — The brain activity of classical and jazz musicians are wildly different, even when they play the same piece of music, a new study finds. It all depends on how the musicians were trained, and how their brains were “wired” to absorb, translate, and create music. While the brain activity of musicians and…

Jun 06, 2022 … CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom — In today’s divisive times, maybe all we really need is music. Musical preferences unite personalities worldwide, according to new research involving more than 50 countries. A team from the University of Cambridge shows how different singers and songs appeal to similar personality types across the globe. For example, Ed Sheeran’s song “Shivers”…

Mar 16, 2021 … PISA, Italy — Epilepsy is a surprisingly common neurological disorder affecting nearly one in 100 people worldwide. Many find relief through drugs, but for almost one-third of epilepsy patients, pharmaceuticals do not stop seizures that can range from barely noticeable to totally debilitating. If drugs can’t help, could music be the answer? Researchers from the…

Jan 02, 2021 … TURKU, Finland — Music can evoke a wide variety of different emotions in listeners. While some songs put a smile on our faces all day, other can bring us to tears in seconds! So, can your brain’s reaction to music reveal what kind of tunes you’re listening to? A new study finds researchers can actually…

Oct 22, 2020 … GLASGOW, Scotland — If a chewing treat or rubber toy isn’t getting the job done when it comes to exciting your pooch, turning on the radio just might do the trick. Just be careful as to which station you put on. A study finds dogs can be particular when it comes to the type of…

Jul 30, 2020 … Study authors declare that “teaching music with the sole intent of enhancing a child’s cognitive or academic skills may be pointless.” LONDON — Parents who think guitar or piano lessons will help their child’s academic performance may end up singing the blues themselves, according to a surprising new study. Researchers from both Japan and England conclude…

May 21, 2020 … SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote, “Music is the universal language of mankind.” While that may be true, it turns out that music speaks to each person differently. A team of European researchers looked at the heart rhythms of a few individuals while they listened to a classical music concert, and they found…

Apr 05, 2020 … PHILADELPHIA — Neuroscientists have long wondered if there is a “creativity center” in the brain. The two hemispheres of the brain serve different functions, and the left brain/right brain theory says that people have a dominant side to their brain. Left-brained people are analytical and methodical in their thinking while right-brained people are artistic and…

Feb 27, 2020 … LONDON, England — How long does it take you to recognize your favorite song when it comes on the radio? A study out of University College London finds that the brain is capable of recognizing familiar music in an incredibly short amount of time — within one tenth of a second of being played. The…

Feb 25, 2020 … BATON ROUGE, La. — Anyone who has ever had a pet cat knows how hard it can be to convince our feline friends to take a trip to the vet. Somehow, whenever that dreaded cat carrier comes out of the closet, cats know what’s coming and do their best to evade capture. Even once you’ve managed…

Feb 03, 2020 … VERONA, Italy — Many gym-goers feel like they can’t properly work out without a pair of headphones and their favorite tunes. Now, a new study is validating their approach to fitness, at least concerning more upbeat, high-tempo songs. Researchers from the University of Verona in Italy have found evidence that engaging, fast paced songs can actually…

Jan 08, 2020 … BERKELEY, Calif. — Music often does a great job of saying what simple words struggle to convey, and you probably have a favorite song for whenever you’re feeling sad, looking for a pick me up, etc. Now, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have performed an extensive analysis on over 2,500 individuals’ emotional responses to…

Nov 18, 2019 … EAST LANSING, Mich. — The term “musical genius” is usually thrown around in reference to well known and groundbreaking musicians and song writers like Mozart or Chopin. However, according to the results of a new study, high intellect may be far more common among musicians than many assume. After analyzing how a group of beginning pianists…

Sep 19, 2019 … LANCASHIRE, England — From Mozart to Metallica, tons of people enjoy listening to various types of music while they paint, write, or draw. Many believe that music helps boost creativity, but an international study conducted by English and Swedish researchers is challenging that notion. Psychologists from Lancaster University, The University of Gävle, and The University of…

Jul 10, 2019 … ZURICH — Imagine checking into your hotel room and hearing a song play. Within that song is the access data for the hotel’s WiFi network, and as soon as your smartphone’s built-in microphone picks up the song you’re connected to the hotel WiFi. It sounds farfetched, but two doctoral students in Zurich, Switzerland have developed a method…

Jun 26, 2019 … VANCOUVER, British Columbia — High school music courses frequently fall victim to budget cuts due to the general belief that other subjects, such as math or history, are more important to students’ education. However, a new study performed at the University of British Columbia finds that high schoolers enrolled in at least one musical course score…

Apr 03, 2017 … YORK, England — In a popular children’s book entitled Cha Cha Chimps, a band of merry chimpanzees trade in their pajamas for “boogie woogie” pants and proceed to dance the night away at a local music club. It’s a popular anthropomorphic fantasy – animals acting and responding just like humans. But in most cases it’s…

Sep 20, 2021 … LONDON — There’s nothing quite like going for a nice drive with some tunes on in the background. Of course, the question of which tune to play next can spark an argument all by itself. According to a new survey, you can’t go wrong with Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.” In a poll of 2,000 adults, put together…

Sep 16, 2021 … HANOVER, N.H. — Listening to just 30 seconds of Mozart calms areas of the brain and can prevent seizures in people with medication-resistant epilepsy, a new study reveals. Researchers from Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine say the “Sonata for Two Pianos” in D Major (K 448) may have the power to reduce the epilepsy-related electrical…