Created by Encore Music Lessons in 2014, the infographic cites several scientific studies which point towards music lessons being good for your cognitive development. From spatial awareness, to ...

This Is Your Brain On Music [Infographic] How music enters the brain, and what it does when it gets there. By Colin Lecher. Published Feb 7, 2013 2:00 AM EST.

Listening to music competes for our brain's attention, and can help us to override those signals of fatigue, though this is mostly beneficial for low- and moderate-intensity exercise.

Music can be helpful in the treatment of emotional and neurological disorders including stroke, Parkinson’s disease, brain injuries, and dementias (Speranza, L. et al. 2021).

Exploring 'Your Brain on Music' Author Daniel Levitin wrote about how the brain responds to sound in This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession. He spoke with Farai Chideya ...

Playing Music Offers More Brain Benefits Studies have also shown that playing musical instruments can increase brain activity, leading to improved cognitive abilities, such as memory, focus, and ...

Oliver Sacks: I said earlier that there’s no one music center.And one of the things which is now apparent from brain imaging is that music can involve many different parts of the brain, special ...

The chemicals in the brain linked to the pleasure people get from things like sex and drugs also play a role in how people enjoy music, a new, small study from Canada finds.

Researchers have discovered how to trick your brain into liking music more—or less. By using magnets to either stimulate or disrupt key brain circuits, a team from the Montreal Neurological ...

When listening to music, your brain makes certain predictions about what comes next in the melody, harmony or rhythm. Whether those predictions are met or not then determines how you respond to it.