In a recent study by Cell Press, scientists examined the different ways individuals auditorily process music and discovered that some individuals derive no pleasure from music at all. Beyond the ...

Summary: That spine-tingling shiver you get when a song hits just right—known as a “musical chill”—is more than just a feeling; it’s a profound neurological event. Until now, these moments were ...

New findings from Karolinska Institutet reveal how the gene HNRNPU coordinates several fundamental molecular processes during the earliest stages of human brain development. The study is published in ...

Performances in N.Y.C. The pianist Nicolas Namoradze teamed with neuroscientists for a breakthrough in experiment design. The pianist Nicolas Namoradze wanted to record videos that would visualize how ...

Midbrain dopaminergic neurons under a microscope. Credit: Hilary Toh, Duke-NUS Medical School A groundbreaking brain atlas maps nearly 680,000 cells to reveal how the human brain develops at the ...

The University of New Hampshire has started construction on a 70,500-square-foot building for its Center of Excellence for Operational Ocean and Great Lakes Mapping. The facility, funded by the ...

TORONTO and BEIJING — Anyone who has tried to follow a conversation in a crowded restaurant knows how challenging it can be to pick out words when there’s background noise. For older adults, this ...

At 7 p.m. on Jan. 17, Duke Music hosted a chamber music event: Beethoven Sonatas for Violin and Piano, in the Nelson Music Room, featuring violinist Soovin Kim and pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images In the midst of speculation surrounding her professional plans, Ariana Grande has ...

A neuroscientist and a musician are an unlikely duo. One analyzes electrical signals in the brain, while the other writes music that can shape those signals. Cognitive neuroscientist Kim Awa and ...

Neko Case's latest songs about people finding a balance between strength and sentimentality continue to resonate with listeners who've been turning out for tour dates. That kind of balance is helping ...