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The brain’s ‘prediction machine’ anticipates the future when listening to music
Whether listening to a concerto by Bach or the latest pop tunes on Spotify, the human brain does not wait passively for the song to unfold.
Joshua Shavit
Aug 24, 2021


Former gang member turns new leaf by singing to patients as hospital worker
Rodriguez, who has been working with the hospital for the past nine years, is a self-taught musician and plays in front of several patients
Joseph Shavit
Aug 18, 2021


Learning music can boost language and speech skills
Research has shown that a music-related hobby boosts language skills and affects the processing of speech in the brain.
Joshua Shavit
Aug 6, 2021


Lorde, BTS, the Weeknd and more hope to raise billions to fight famine and climate crisis
The event will call upon businesses and philanthropists to donate resources to fight famine and restore at least one billion felled trees
Joseph Shavit
Jul 17, 2021


Meet the world's first punk rock band made completely of robots
The One Love Machine Band is the freshest new punk band to come out of Berlin – and its members are made entirely of scrap metal
Joseph Shavit
Jul 16, 2021


Running to music combats mental fatigue a study suggests
Listening to music while running might be the key to improving people's performance when they feel mentally fatigued a study suggests.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 23, 2021


That song is stuck in your head, but it's helping you to remember
UC Davis research suggests earworms, songs that get stuck in your head, help to preserve memory for music and life events.
Joseph Shavit
Jun 15, 2021
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