A recent study published in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience provides evidence that listening to live ...

HOUSTON — MD Anderson Cancer Center is conducting groundbreaking research to determine whether music can literally heal the body. Researchers are using advanced brain wave mapping technology to study ...

Have you ever wondered why a drumbeat makes your foot tap before you even realize it? It’s not magic or mystical prediction; it’s the brain weaving biology and culture into every rhythm and harmony.

It’s a groundbreaking project, said Assistant Professor of Digital Music Badie Khaleghian, when asked about the work that rising junior Jintae Park has been doing over the summer, under his ...

Gamma brain waves are rhythmic electric processes in nerve cells called neurons. Nerve activity in the brain allows for communication throughout the brain to carry out functions such as memory, ...

A new study reveals that alpha brain waves help the brain decide what belongs to your body. Faster rhythms allow the brain to match sight and touch more precisely, strengthening the feeling that a ...

At what point do "you" end and the outside world begins? It might feel like a weird question with an obvious answer, but your brain has to work surprisingly hard to judge that boundary. Now, ...

Have you ever put your keys down and then completely forgotten where to find them? The brain has to work hard to protect information in your working memory from distractions. How this process works ...