A Steinway Spirio player piano can capture every detail of a performance and reproduce it, keystroke for keystroke. In ...

As anyone who has ever heard “their song” can attest, the right music has the power to make you move. Now, healthcare providers are trying to harness this power to help patients with a disabling ...

STORRS, Conn. — Music makes us tap our feet and feel emotions without us consciously deciding to do so. But why? According to fascinating research, it’s not just about your brain predicting what comes ...

The earliest musical memory that the neuroscientist Robert Zatorre, 70, can summon is The Beatles. He also names The Rolling Stones, The Doors, and The Moody Blues. By the time he entered adolescence ...

In two separate studies, researchers learned more about the way that our brains respond to music. One study found that brain neurons synchronize with musical rhythms, while the other showed how ...

The effect of music on the mind is a subject for constant fascination. Neuroscience has “discovered” the effects of older music on people’s minds and it’s a big deal. Actually, you didn’t discover it.

Isabella Kensington appreciates the science of a good, sad pop song—neuroscience, specifically. I meet the British-American singer-songwriter at East Village institution Veselka, the legendary ...