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Does listening to music improve running performance?
Music may improve training performance, but only if you enjoy it.
Our brains fire up their ‘prediction engine’ when faced with uncertainty — at least with music
They just hate not knowing what’s coming.
“Harmonic surprise”: the secret sauce of chart-topping music
There's a reason why hit songs for every decade sound so different.
Learning music changes how our brains process language, and vice-versa
Practice makes perfect!
They don’t make music like they used to — song lyrics are becoming simpler
But... is this even a bad thing?
Why we love music so much: it acts on the same reward pathways as good food or alcohol
Listening to music stimulates the brain like many other things we find rewarding.
Listen to a 17,000-year-old musical instrument made from a seashell
It's one of the oldest wind instruments.
Want to help endangered birds? This music album could be the place to start
All the profits are donated to conservation efforts
High unemployment makes song lyrics angrier — but not sadder or anxious
Unemployment makes people stressed, and angry -- music reflects that.
Wildfires can change the songs birds sing
Events such as wildfire spread birds -- and their songs -- around.
What’s the link between music, pleasure, and emotion?
It's basically just sound, so why can it influence us as it does?
Can a song be universal? Apparently so, according to science
Songs from cultures around the world have similar patterns
Your brain only needs 0.1 to 0.3 seconds to recognize a familiar song
This could lead to new treatments for certain mental illnesses.
The link between the music you listen to and your personality isn’t exactly clear
Despite they are frequently associated with rebellion, music genres such as rap and heavy metal don’t appear to be linked ...
Music ‘flows’ in the opposite direction when we play it in our heads
The brain seems to treat how it listens and recalls music in opposite directions.
High school students who study music perform better at math, English, and science
The skill you learn practicing music transfer more broadly to other fields of study.
Humans and monkeys respond differently to music and speech
Our ability to detect pitch may have been integral to the development of language and music.
Why depressed people listen to more sad music
It's probably not what you think.
Musical training makes your brain better at paying attention
Oh so THAT'S what I was missing!
Scientists played music to aging cheese to change its taste. Hip-hop worked the best
It's a cheesy topic, but the results were tasty. I mean, interesting.
Unexpected notes make music more enjoyable
Surprise is the spice of life.
How people use music as a sleeping aid
Music is free and doesn't have negative side effects, unlike sleeping aid drugs.
Music therapy makes children with autism more socially aware
Individuals with autism hear much more than regular people -- and music seems to help them communicate better.
Why music makes you feel less tired while exercising
Music activates a specific brain region that suppresses the sense of fatigue.
Ancient Greek music: now we finally know what it sounded like
Exciting new research finally unravels how the ancient Greeks played music.
Hip hop music teaches children to recognize stroke and act quickly, study finds
Music can save lives, too.
LSD changes the way the brain reacts to music, study finds
Just imagine a music therapy session spiced up with some psychedelics.
Jymmin combines working out with music, makes people feel less pain
Scientists paired music composition software with sensors attached to the fitness machines.
Surprising harmonic structure might be the secret to writing a pop hit, new study finds
People love surprises and music is no exception.
Artificial intelligence can write classical music like a human composer. It’s the first non-human artist whose music is now copyrighted
The 21st century biggest musical prodigy might turn out to be a machine.
Robots could soon write emotional or motivating songs
Inserting feelings into Artificial Intelligence music -- the future is kinda happening already.
Study looks at what makes some song stick in your head, while others don’t
Don't read this if you're not in the mood to sing to yourself. Seriously.
Some birds play tunes not all that different from jazz musicians
Humans were by no means the first to evolve musicality.
This is the first pop song written by an A.I. and it sounds a lot like The Beatles
You can dance to it. Who said robots were boring?
These are the most metal words in the English language, data scientist says
Rock on, brothers.
Musical horns reveal 2,000 year old cultural ties between Europe and India
An archeologist studying Irish iron-age musical horns has found a very surprising correspondent of the ancient musical arts in Europe: ...
Theremin: the electronic instrument you play without touching anything
The theremin is a unique musical instrument which involves two antennas and which you can play with your bare hands, ...
Eerie musical instruments played by the wind from around the world
A wind or Aeolian harp is exactly what the name implies: the only musical instrument played by the wind.
This is the oldest song in history: a 3,400-year-old hymn
Music etched in clay tablets more than 3,400 years ago in Syria marks oldest song thus far.
One of Mozart’s lost compositions discovered after 230 years
A four-minute cantata was found among the the mountains of archives in the Czech Museum of Music in November 2015. The ...
Life without music – study looks at brain with amusia
For most people listening to music or playing an instrument is a great way to relax, unwind, have fun, and ...
This 3D-printed Stradivarius inspired violin sounds gorgeous
A French company called 3Dvarius partnered with musician Laurent Bernadac to see just how far they could stretch 3D printing ...
The sounds of Earth – listen to the Golden Records we sent in space on the 1977 Voyager mission
The Golden Records were the recordings NASA sent into space to represent our planet's life and culture, ranging from the ...
Scientists create the perfect music for cats
We all know how therapeutic and soothing (or on the contrary, motivating) music can be; and we all know that ...
Why Stradivarius violins sound so good. Hint: It’s the f-shape
New research offers new insight into the golden sound of Stradivarius violins.
How a musician and his robots improvise together
In the video above, you can see PhD student Mason Bretan from the Robot Musicianship Group at Georgia Tech in the ...
