Music can lift your spirits, calm your nerves, or break your heart in a few notes. It can also nudge what you remember, but ...

Music improves mood and memory to such an extent that treatment strategies for diseases like Alzheimer’s or dementia sometimes incorporate music. But how music boosts memory remains unclear. In a new ...

Music’s influence on the brain is documented in conditions ranging from dementia to epilepsy. Both music participation and appreciation are tied to improvements in executive function and memory so how ...

Listening to music can lift mood and motivation, but does it really improve cognition? A psychiatrist explains how music ...

New research by UCLA neuroscientists shows that listening to music after an experience or activity can make it more memorable if you have just the right amount of emotional response while listening to ...