An intriguing new study shows positive cognitive effects for older people playing an instrument for the first time.

Music has a remarkable ability to evoke powerful memories and emotions. When we listen to a piece of music from years ago, we seem to travel back to that moment. Music can act as a direct line to our ...

New research from UC Santa Cruz is finally giving you the go-ahead to sing in the shower as loud as you want. Because, as it turns out, you probably sound pretty darn good. Psychologists wanted to ...

Connections Between Music and Memory Music has long been celebrated for its cognitive and emotional benefits. While much of ...

Music that evokes an emotional response may influence the specificity of memory recall, new research suggests. Investigators found that participants who were shown a series of images of everyday items ...

Music improves mood and memory to such an extent that treatment strategies for diseases like Alzheimer's or dementia sometimes incorporate music. But how music boosts memory remains unclear. In a new ...

The soundtrack of this story begins with a vaguely recognizable and pleasant groove. But if I stop writing and just listen for a second, the music reveals itself completely. In Freddie Hubbard's ...

In order to maintain a long-term career and consistently deliver high-quality performances, professional musicians are required to exercise control over their psychological state before and during the ...

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Psychologists from UC Santa Cruz wanted to study "earworms," the types of songs that get stuck in your head and play automatically on a loop. So they asked people to sing out any earworms they were ...