Listening to music immediately after learning new information may help improve memory retention in older adults and ...

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 ...

New research explores music's impact on learning, memory, and emotions in two studies. One reveals that familiar music can enhance concentration and learning, while the other demonstrates that music ...

A new study has found that learning to play music—even later in life—can improve brain function in older adults. The research was led by Dr. Jennifer MacRitchie from the University of Sheffield, in ...

In a recent article in The Journal of Neuroscience, researchers investigated how the characteristics of music, when played after learning, influenced emotional arousal and memory. Building on these ...

New research by UCLA neuroscientists shows that listening to music after an experience or activity can make it more memorable if you have just the right amount of emotional response while listening to ...

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 ...