Given the lack of effective treatments to counteract cognitive impairment, background music has traditionally been proposed as a possible therapeutic alternative for improving memory-related tasks.

In a study by two researchers at University College London, 10- and 11-year-olds were asked to write an “exciting” story. Some wrote while listening to exciting music—"I Spy, The Looking Glass" (a ...

A new study has found that learning music plays a critical yet often overlooked role in enhancing the well-being of children and adolescents, calling for a stronger focus on music education in schools ...

When I hear Shania Twain’s You’re Still The One, it takes me back to when I was 15, playing on my Dad’s PC. I was tidying up the mess after he had tried to [take his own life]. He’d been listening to ...