Ever wonder why metalheads are such teddy bears on the inside, despite how callused they look with their black shirts and battle vests? According to a new study by Southern Methodist University, ...

Music seems to be a social glue. Think of how love songs enhance our romantic feelings, how marching bands intensify our affinity for the home team, or how huge rock concerts make us feel one with a ...

Researchers have identified how brain rhythms are used to process music, a finding that also shows how our perception of notes and melodies can be used as a method to better understand the auditory ...

Areas of the brain that uniquely activate in people with higher empathy when they listen to familiar music. Source: SMU, UCLA (Wallmark et al.) Those who deeply grasp the pain or joy of other people ...

From lullabies to dance tracks, songs make up our life's soundtrack. But how humans separate words and melodies from a single sound wave — a capability no other member of the animal kingdom possesses ...

Brain-imaging technology has revolutionized our understanding of the way our brains process music. Can it help those with hearing loss enjoy their favorite songs? As a person with life-long hearing ...

I listen to music only at very specific times. When I go out to hear it live, most obviously. When I’m cooking or doing the dishes I put on music, and sometimes other people are present. When I’m ...

The scene: A hospital room in an intensive care unit. The patient is in bed and on a mechanical ventilator (a machine that helps him breathe) with multiple IV lines connected to him, and various bags ...

It's a coincidence that bandmates Judah Akers and Brian Macdonald of Judah and the Lion were both raised by therapist mothers. But now, for their fifth studio album, they're leaning into their roots ...