This post initially appeared on the Curriculum Matters blog. Studying music seems to have helped accelerate the cognitive development, and particularly the auditory- and speech and language-processing ...

Schools are under constant pressure to make budget cuts, and music programs are often first on the chopping block. Now, an extensive study from the University of British Columbia in Canada shows that ...

These days music is often sound floating in the background rather than a focus. There's a playlist for everything: cooking, meditation, running outdoors, running indoors, even ironing. Among the most ...

Music can motivate you, improve your mood, and help you relax. It can even help you focus so you can study or work. But different types of music can have different effects. Many people find music ...

Is science creative or is it rigid, black and white? The answer to that question varies based on the individual's exposure to science. One of the greatest minds in mathematics, Henri Poincare, said ...

The study concluded that the students who did listen to music during their tests took the test at a faster pace and answered more questions correctly. Although the study claims that test scores were ...

A recent study on Spotify data reveals which types of music are used to help listeners focus while studying and fall asleep. What type of music do you use while studying? What type of music would you ...

Teens’ brains can benefit from learning to make music, according to findings from a new study in Chicago. For more than a decade, Nina Kraus, the director of Northwestern University’s Auditory ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...