Virtual Book Display: Brain and Music

Since 2006, two UCF professors — neuroscientist Kiminobu Sugaya and world-renowned violinist Ayako Yonetani — have been teaching one of the most popular courses in The Burnett Honors College. “Music and the Brain” explores how music impacts brain function and human behavior, including by reducing stress, pain and symptoms of depression as well as improving cognitive and motor skills, spatial-temporal learning and neurogenesis, which is the brain’s ability to produce neurons.

As COVID-19 spread insidiously around the globe this spring, people sought solace in music.

According to Plato, the kind of music to which humans are exposed to during growing-up years determines the balance of their souls. If specific types of music have a beneficial effect to the mind and body, it stands to reason that effects from other types of music may be less desirable.

Sound environment plays an important role in urban open spaces, yet studies on the effects of perception of the sound environment on crowd behaviors have been limited. The aim of this study, therefore, is to explore how music, which is considered an important soundscape element, affects crowd behaviors in urban open spaces.

Research by anthropologists as well as ethnomusicologists suggests that music has been a characteristic of the human condition for millennia. Music represents an enjoyable activity in and of itself, but its influence goes beyond simple amusement.

Research shows that music can subconsciously affect our moods and influence our purchasing behaviors. According to science, tempo, mode, genre, and volume are the four main musical components that impact our desire to buy.

People in the United States spend an average of 32 hours listening to music each week. research suggests that three aspects of music—its emotional resonance, its lyrical content, and its unique way of synchronizing groups of people—may have the power to invoke good deeds.

This essay’s goal is to explore this deep interconnection between certain brain structures and music and its effects on behaviour which is a relatively novel field of study. It further explores the use of music as a form of therapy in Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease.

Music has been shown to activate some of the broadest and most diverse networks of the brain, such as: music activates the auditory cortex,various memory regions, and the motor system and synchronizes the parts of the brain involved in emotion,

This study may be important for a deep understanding of the mechanisms associated with state anxiety music interventions and may further contribute to future clinical treatment using nonpharmaceutical interventions.

Music has the power to motivate and soothe, no doubt about it. But how and why does it affect us? Why do certain songs trigger excitement or make us grin? Why do others bring relaxation, tears, or send shivers down our spines?

Northwestern neuroscientist Nina Kraus discusses the effect that music has on brain development and education, her path to research, and sharing science via her lab's extraordinary website.

Welcome to The Society for Music Perception and Cognition (SMPC), a scholarly organization dedicated to the study of music cognition.

Since 2014 ... Music and The Brain Foundation has been at the forefront championing the use of personal music in the prevention, treatment, and management of brain-related disorders.

Millions of aging Americans living in long-term care facilities face cognitive and physical difficulties and have left behind their familiar surroundings, familiar faces, and even their favorite music.

The Institute for Music and Neurologic Function's groundbreaking and internationally recognized research, education and training programs use music therapy to assist the "awakening and healing" of individuals with a wide range of neurological conditions including strokes, trauma, dementia, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.

Why does music make us feel? On the one hand, music is a purely abstract art form, devoid of language or explicit ideas. The stories it tells are all subtlety and subtext. And yet, even though music says little, it still manages to touch us deep, to tickle some universal nerves.

Music and the Brain brings a music literacy curriculum, whole-class keyboard instruction, and ongoing professional development to schools in under-resourced communities.

What is the secret of music's strange power? Seeking an answer, scientists are piecing together a picture of what happens in the brains of listeners and musicians

if you want to firm up your body, head to the gym. If you want to exercise your brain, listen to music.

How and why does music impact human behavior? Each episode we dive into music psychology and music science research from a music therapist's perspective. Come away with practical tips for how you can apply what you learn about music into your everyday life.

The Library's Music and the Brain events offer lectures, conversations and symposia about the explosion of new research at the intersection of cognitive neuroscience and music.

Investigating the how and why of recent research in interdisciplinary Music Science by interviewing researchers from two angles: inside and outside of their area. Every episode, an expert shares their recommendation for a recent publication and we call up the PI to discuss how the research went and what the results mean for music and science. Note: This podcast is tailored for people into music and science, academics and students in the field rather than the general public.

Following a traumatic brain injury, veteran Michael Schneider found that art and music therapy helped him manage his epilepsy and PTSD. Schneider explains that by playing music, he can prevent a seizure.

Why do some songs can stick with us for a long time, even when other memories start to fade? Science reporter (and former Short Wave intern) Rasha Aridi explains the neuroscience behind that surprising moment of, "Wow, how do I still remember that song?!"

Linda Wertheimer speaks with Eduardo Miranda and Elisa Bergersen about their project that enables paralyzed musicians to perform again through proxies.

Kraus found that kids who took music lessons for two years didn't just get better at playing the trombone or violin; playing music also helped their brains process language.

Kraus, a Northwestern University neurobiologist, found that kids who took music lessons for two years didn't just get better at playing the trombone or violin; playing music also helped their brains process language.