Posts Tagged ‘music’
Come on, get happy, crank up the music
U. MISSOURI (US) — You really can convince yourself to be happier, especially if you’re listening to an upbeat song while doing so. Continue…
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 14:34 - 1 Comment
Top Stories - Mar 28, 2013 10:54 - 0 Comments
Music amps immunity and cuts stress
MCGILL (CAN) — Before surgery, listening to music is more effective at reducing anxiety than prescription drugs, report researchers. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 20, 2013 11:40 - 0 Comments
Violins ‘sing’ in multiple languages
TEXAS A&M (US) —When creating violins, the Italian masters Stradivari and Guarneri tried to impart specific vowel sounds to the instruments, but new research shows only two of the vowels were in their native language. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 14, 2013 11:52 - 1 Comment
Our brains learn to love music’s harmony
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — The ability to appreciate harmony in music may be a learned—not innate—skill, new research suggests. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 1, 2013 16:12 - 0 Comments
To get ‘in the zone’ for music, meditate first
U. OREGON (US) — People seem to get more out of music if they’ve engaged in mindfulness meditation beforehand, even if it’s a piece they’ve heard many times in the past. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 23, 2013 14:18 - 3 Comments
New way to test hearing loss drugs in people
U. FLORIDA (US) — Researchers have figured out the longstanding problem of how to safely create temporary, reversible hearing loss in order to see how well new drugs work. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 27, 2012 11:20 - 1 Comment
Do mating songs stir up birds’ emotions?
EMORY (US) — A bird listening to birdsong may experience some of the same emotions as a human hearing music, report researchers who worked with white-throated sparrows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 4, 2012 11:39 - 1 Comment
Rhythmic beat may help Parkinson’s rehab
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Walking to an audible beat may be useful in rehabilitation for people with Parkinson’s disease and similar disorders, a study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 1, 2012 9:05 - 3 Comments
Music before age 9 protects brain after 60
EMORY (US) — Learning to play a musical instrument before age nine and practicing for a decade at some point in life may keep cognitive decline at a bay later on. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 23, 2012 16:52 - 1 Comment
After paralysis, ‘music glove’ helps fingers feel
GEORGIA TECH (US) — A wireless, musical glove may improve sensation and motor skills for people with paralyzing spinal cord injuries. (more…)
Top Stories - Jun 26, 2012 16:57 - 2 Comments
To learn a skill, practice while you sleep
NORTHWESTERN (US) — External stimulation during sleep can help people learn a skill, a recent study suggests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 25, 2012 9:04 - 1 Comment
Religious songs may ease black seniors’ stress
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Religious songs may help some older African Americans cope with stressful life events, according to new research. (more…)
Top Stories - Feb 21, 2012 12:28 - 7 Comments
There’s math hiding in the music we love
MCGILL (CAN) / STANFORD (US) — After analyzing close to 2,000 compositions, researchers have uncovered a mathematical formula governing the rhythmic patterns in music. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 27, 2012 16:14 - 1 Comment
Medical sensor powered by rap music?
PURDUE (US) — The driving bass rhythm of rap can be used to power a new miniature medical sensor designed to be implanted in the body. (more…)
Top Stories - Jun 13, 2011 10:52 - 0 Comments
Teen brains predict song popularity
EMORY (US) — The brain activity of teens, recorded while they are listening to new songs, may help predict a tune’s popularity. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 18, 2011 12:12 - 0 Comments
Musicians have better hearing late in life
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Older adults with musical training appear to hear and remember sounds better than non-musicians of the same age. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 26, 2011 12:10 - 2 Comments
Aging musicians have sharp brains
EMORY (US) — Playing a musical instrument throughout life may help fight cognitive decline as we age. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 15, 2011 14:36 - 15 Comments
Timing key to music’s emotional hold
MCGILL (CAN) — How one piano performance makes the listener swell with feeling, while another makes him look around for the nearest exit, all comes down to the physics of the instrument. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 23, 2010 12:04 - 1 Comment
Music lessons give kids’ brains a workout
NORTHWESTERN (US)—Children who take part in musical training have an advantage in learning that spills over to skills that include language, speech, memory, attention, and even vocal emotion. (more…)
