The upbeat song “Sweet Caroline” often prompts listeners to sing and dance. But when music therapist Alaine Reschke-Hernández played the song for an older person, the song evoked a sad memory and ...

Listening to music while doing something can make that activity more enjoyable. But listening to music after an experience or activity can make it more memorable if you have the optimal emotional ...

The soundtrack of this story begins with a vaguely recognizable and pleasant groove. But if I stop writing and just listen for a second, the music reveals itself completely. In Freddie Hubbard's ...

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 ...

Music has long been celebrated for its cognitive and emotional benefits. While much of the focus has been on children, recent studies highlight that older adults can also benefit from learning a new ...

New research from UC Santa Cruz is finally giving you the go-ahead to sing in the shower as loud as you want. Because, as it turns out, you probably sound pretty darn good. Psychologists wanted to ...

Gosh, I wish I liked Father’s Day like so many others do. It’s not that I don’t appreciate the love. It’s not that I don’t treasure the handmade cards from my children when they were young—or now, the ...

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IN 2026. 645 NOW WE ALL HAVE THOSE SONGS WE GREW UP LOVING THAT EACH TIME YOU HEAR AGAIN AND AGAIN THE MEMORIES, THEY START TO JUST FLOOD BACK FOR. SOME, MUSIC CAN BRING BACK THOSE MEMORIES. EVEN WHEN ...

Following the success of Hooked on Music, the Music Cognition Group at the University of Amsterdam presents a new game: TuneTwins. Inspired by the classic Memory game, TuneTwins invites you to match ...