Ever wonder why metalheads are such teddy bears on the inside, despite how callused they look with their black shirts and battle vests? According to a new study by Southern Methodist University, ...

Music seems to be a social glue. Think of how love songs enhance our romantic feelings, how marching bands intensify our affinity for the home team, or how huge rock concerts make us feel one with a ...

Researchers have identified how brain rhythms are used to process music, a finding that also shows how our perception of notes and melodies can be used as a method to better understand the auditory ...

Areas of the brain that uniquely activate in people with higher empathy when they listen to familiar music. Source: SMU, UCLA (Wallmark et al.) Those who deeply grasp the pain or joy of other people ...

From lullabies to dance tracks, songs make up our life's soundtrack. But how humans separate words and melodies from a single sound wave — a capability no other member of the animal kingdom possesses ...

Brain-imaging technology has revolutionized our understanding of the way our brains process music. Can it help those with hearing loss enjoy their favorite songs? As a person with life-long hearing ...

Neuroscientists are closing in on a striking idea: some brain cells appear to be tuned specifically to music, firing in patterns that let us anticipate the next note before it arrives. Instead of ...

Areas of the brain that uniquely activate in people with higher empathy when they listen to familiar music. Source: SMU, UCLA (Wallmark et al.) Those who deeply grasp the pain or joy of other people ...