Music therapy, as an increasingly validated clinical intervention, leverages both active participation and receptive listening to improve health outcomes. Recent investigations have demonstrated that ...

Music can be a powerful tool to help process complex emotions. But music therapy — using music in a clinical setting to help with mental and physical health issues — goes far beyond just listening to ...

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 ...

Imagine having an iPod with only one track loaded into its memory. But listening to that track can ease your anxiety and depression, reverse insomnia, relieve chronic pain and stamp out cravings for ...

This post is a review of I Heard There Was A Secret Chord: Music As Medicine. By Daniel J. Levitin. W.W. Norton & Co. 405 pp. $32.50. In 1993, Nature magazine reported on a study suggesting that ...

How melody and rhythm can rewire a damaged brain. Nov. 14, 2011— -- In the 10 months since a bullet to the brain left her in critical condition, Congresswoman Gabby Giffords has relearned how to ...

In the rapidly evolving world of neuroscience, breakthroughs are constantly emerging, aiming to improve our cognitive functions and enhance our overall mental well-being. Among the latest innovations ...

Life begins with music. The human body provides the basic musical elements for the soundtrack to fetal development. The rhythmic pulsing of mom’s heartbeat, the rise and fall of her footsteps, the ...

People generally don’t confuse the sounds of singing and talking. That may seem obvious, but it’s actually quite impressive—particularly because we can usually differentiate between the two even when ...