Music

Better detection by the brain could explain why low-pitched notes carry the beat across musical cultures

More than an expression of individuality, creativity takes shape in a social context

Many studies have found that familiar songs enhance mood, relieve stress and reduce anxiety in patients with Alzheimer's, perhaps because musical memory is often spared even when a patient has declined to a low level of cognition. Two new studies find that familiar music also improves cognitive symptoms in the disease.

Painter Greg Dunn describes how an aha moment kicked off his artistic career

Different music encourages different frames of mind

Today on YouTube we see a showdown between two science greats, with an additional big scicomm name included for good measure! I’ve written about Epic Rap Battles of History previously about the immensely entertaining Einstein vs.

Music lessons may help close the socioeconomic gap in reading ability

Soothing music helps patients heal after an operation

Making music improves auditory precision and attentiveness

Converting the energetic hail of cosmic radiation into audible tracks has produced better understanding of the solar wind and other astrophysical events—along with musical enjoyment

Ten violin soloists who played different instruments blindfolded then picked a Stradivarius over a modern instrument as being the superior violin at rates no better than chance. Karen Hopkin reports