Improvising music could help to improve older people's cognitive skills, such as learning and memory, according to research ...

An international research team investigated the brains of 16 jazz pianists while they played a piece from memory, improvised ...

Music motivates and inspires and is a powerful and nonthreatening medium and therefore, people with Alzheimer’s react ...

When traffic thickens or a tricky turn appears, many drivers instinctively reach for the volume knob before they touch the ...

Music is both a brain and a body experience—illness can impair this experience, while music can be a means to treat illness.

"Wicked'"s “For Good” stays with us long after the final note. The Broadway and movie duet is a neuroscience lesson in memory ...

Dame Judi Dench recently celebrated her 91st birthday and impressed everyone by reciting several Shakespearean soliloquies from memory.

A new study suggests creativity can significantly delay brain aging. Engaging in activities like dancing, playing music, visual arts, and strategy vid ...

Consistent lifestyle adjustments are powerful for improving brain health and potentially slowing cognitive decline.

Learn more about the science behind the belief that we can “see” better while driving when we turn the music down.

New research from the University of Sheffield and Western Sydney University has found learning to play an instrument can ...

An international study of 1,400-plus adults reveals creative activities like music, dance and art make brains appear ...