Songs help them not feel alone,” says Dr. Ayelet Dassa, a music therapist and researcher at Bar-Ilan University. When ...

Research shows that a song’s energy and acoustic qualities can shape the emotions and vividness of the memories it evokes. High-energy tracks often bring back exciting, social moments, while mellow, ...

Music doesn’t just make you feel—it can shape what you remember and how vividly you recall it. Neuroscience shows that the right emotional response to music can enhance either the gist or the fine ...

Music that evokes an emotional response may influence the specificity of memory recall, new research suggests. Investigators found that participants who were shown a series of images of everyday items ...

Have you ever noticed how a particular song can bring back a flood of memories? People often think of these musical memories as fixed snapshots of the past. But recent research by my team at the ...

When I was in veterinary medical school, I could often be found lounging in the fraternity living room listening to jazz records. My classmates were stunned that I was wasting so much time, when most ...

Rekha Thirumlai is the founder of Sing For Smiles, a student-led nonprofit with a home base at C. G. Woodson High School. The group volunteers at local retirement homes and memory care centers, ...

MANASSAS, Va. — Most choirs strive for perfect pitch. But at one Manassas, Va. choir, hitting the right notes matters less than hitting the heart. RELATED: How a rare instrument is helping a Virginia ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — If you were to visit the Decatur Family YMCA on a Friday morning, you might hear a special group singing "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning." "Even if it's not a beautiful weather ...