Some people swear by listening to music while studying or working. Other people find music or any noise to be too distracting. Scientists don’t fully understand how music affects the brain and ...

A new study by the British Academy of Sound Therapy (BAST) suggests that listening to 78 minutes of music each day is recommended for maintaining good mental health. Furthermore, it can only take an ...

New research shows musical training sharpens attention networks, helping musicians focus better and resist distractions in everyday life.

If you struggle to find the focus to accomplish whatever task is at hand, you may want to explore using audio as a way to help you concentrate. Now, we're not suggesting listening to catchy pop tunes, ...

December brings fall semester's final exams and some students turn to music to help while they study. But is that a good idea? A September article from University of Maryland Global Campus touts the ...

In the world of open-office floor plans, many of us find ourselves unwitting participants in other colleagues’ conversations, deliberations, or at best privy to some very loud keyboard tapping. Taking ...

As its number of undergraduate concentrators drops by nearly half over the past six years, Harvard’s Music Department is embarking on a major redesign of its undergraduate curriculum, a step faculty ...

In the new study, doctoral candidates Kelly-Ann Lachance and Pénélope Pelland-Goulet, along with clinical neuropsychologist and full professor Nathalie Gosselin at the University of Montreal, sought ...