Didn't learn a musical instrument? It may not be too late to benefit. A new study suggests that learning an instrument in ...

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

Musically trained children tend to display neural dynamics associated with better executive functions and more robust cognitive flexibility; these brain advantages could last a lifetime, new ...

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

A multi-institutional team of researchers led by Université de Montréal report that extensive musical training can steady the body in space, both with and without guiding sounds, during a blindfolded ...

For many parents, enrolling their children in music lessons is more about helping them discover new hobbies. But many are ...

Musical training involves sustained, multisensory engagement that shapes brain structure and function through adaptive neuroplasticity. Learners acquire precise auditory discrimination, fine motor ...

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 ...

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The perception and cognitive processing of music engage a complex set of neural mechanisms spanning from primary auditory areas through associative and motor cortices to subcortical structures ...