Cognitive decline represents a major barrier to healthy aging. A key challenge for successful aging is to discover interventions that prevent age-related cognitive decline. Musical training has the ...

Neuroscientists are discovering multiple ways that musical training improves the function and connectivity of different brain regions. Musical training increases brain volume and strengthens ...

Learning to sing or play a musical instrument can improve language and reading skills of disadvantaged children, according to a new study released Friday. Nina Kraus, PhD, a neurobiologist at ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Whether you want to pursue a career in music or simply enjoy ...

A recent study uncovered a crucial piece into why playing a musical instrument can help older adults retain their listening skills and ward off age-related cognitive declines. A recent study conducted ...

If you own a musical instrument, you should know that proper care doesn’t just include replacing guitar strings and cleaning dust out from under violin bridges — it also involves protecting your ...

Playing a musical instrument throughout life improves the connection between the hearing area and the motor zone, as revealed by a new study. The research, performed through the analysis of the brain ...

What if there were a way to create accurate replicas of ancient and historical instruments that could be played and heard?In late 2024, senior MIT postdoc Benjamin Sabatini wrote MIT Professor Eran ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. It’s that time of the year again. No, not the Super Bowl or the ...

Music has a magical way of touching our hearts. For thousands of years, humans have created different tools to make beautiful sounds. Some instruments are played by blowing into them, some by hitting ...

India is a country rich in tradition and skill. Be it the ancient dance forms that entertain and inform people even today, to the forms of ‘nataks’ and ‘jatras’ that show society a mirror, Indian art ...

Learning an instrument is a bit intimidating at first, but the benefits range from increasing your memory capacity to making your better at math. You can learn to play on your own as long as you're ...