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The Encephalophone: Creating Music with the Brain
The encephalophone is based on brain-computer interfaces using an old method, called electroencephalography, which measures electrical signals in the brain. The instrument collects brain signals through a cap that transforms specific signals into musical notes. The invention is coupled with a synthesizer, … Continue reading
Learning with Music can change Brain structure
Listening to music while learning a new physical skill can help increase connectivity in the white matter tract linking auditory and motor regions of the brain, new study reports. Using musical cues to learn a physical task significantly develops an important … Continue reading
The Future of Musical Emotions
Basic Emotion Theory proper (BET) has only recently begun to make an appearance in musical research. However, much theory and research in music psychology have been driven by a more general assumption that musical emotions should be investigated in terms … Continue reading
Brain and Music Program
Music Education and Brain Development Over the past two decades, music training has been associated with better than average language and mathematical skills and higher IQ, while differences between musicians and nonmusicians have been found in brain areas related to … Continue reading
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Music as the Brain’s Universal Language
What are some of the biggest challenges of studying musical creativity from a neuroscience perspective? It’s not just music—artistic creativity in general is one of the toughest topics to study because it’s an elusive thing. Creativity is made up of … Continue reading
The Neuroscience of Music, Behavior, and Staying Sane in the Age of Twitter
Neuroscientist and author of This Is Your Brain On Music Daniel Levitin talks about information overload. When it comes to music and the human brain, Daniel Levitin’s expertise is hard to top. The musician, professor, and neuroscientist quite literally wrote … Continue reading
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Tagged brain, music, neuroscience
Musical training creates new Brain connections in Children
Taking music lessons increases brain fiber connections in children and may be useful in treating autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a study. “It’s been known that musical instruction benefits children with these disorders,” said Pilar Dies-Suarez, … Continue reading
How Music hijacks our Perception of Time – How Music works its Magic on our Brains
One evening, some 40 years ago, I got lost in time. I was at a performance of Schubert’s String Quintet in C major. During the second movement I had the unnerving feeling that time was literally grinding to a halt. … Continue reading
Prenatal Music Exposure Induces Long-Term Neural Effects
We investigated the neural correlates induced by prenatal exposure to melodies using brains’ event-related potentials (ERPs). During the last trimester of pregnancy, the mothers in the learning group played the ‘Twinkle twinkle little star’ – melody 5 times per week. … Continue reading
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Tagged brains, music, neural, neuroscience, prenatal
Music Emotion and Evolution
For many, music exists to express emotions. Music stimulates both psychological mood and physiological changes including heart rate and breathing. Music can help anxiety. It drives the body with loud, fast music making people lively and promoting dance. Slow, soft … Continue reading
