December brings fall semester's final exams and some students turn to music to help while they study. But is that a good idea? A September article from University of Maryland Global Campus touts the ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Listening to music by yourself might not seem like a social activity, but University at Buffalo researchers have published a study that suggests how doing so can have valuable social ...

New research explores music's impact on learning, memory, and emotions in two studies. One reveals that familiar music can enhance concentration and learning, while the other demonstrates that music ...

A lot of young adults reported listening to background music while completing different tasks. However, one segment did so more frequently. Everyone has different habits. Some people prefer to have ...

A new study showed that regularly listening to music, whether its' from Sir Mix A Lot (pictured here) or someone else, is associated with lower likelihoods of cognitive decline and dementia. (Photo by ...

Jamming out at a concert puts music front and center in a person’s life, but only for a moment. Most of the time, music serves more as sonic wallpaper, spicing up the background while we go about the ...

As time progresses, people are listening to more and more music. Music now makes its way everywhere — grocery stores, hotel lobbies, restaurants; many play it while they are showering or when they are ...

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 ...

Listening to music by yourself might not seem like a social activity, but UB researchers have published a study that suggests how doing so can have valuable social benefits. “It’s a great way to give ...