‘MUSIC OF SPEECH’ LINKED TO BRAIN AREA UNIQUE TO HUMANS
Researchers reveal the area of the brain that controls our voice box, allowing us to alter the pitch of our speech. The insight could pave the way for advancing neuroprosthetics to allow people who can’t speak, to express themselves in a naturalistic way.… READ MORE…
HOW MUSIC LESSONS CAN IMPROVE LANGUAGE SKILLS
A new study reports children who receive musical training have better word discrimination than other kindergarteners who had not undertaken music lessons. … READ MORE…
REAL AND IMAGINED MOVEMENTS ARE CONTROLLED BY THE BRAIN IN THE SAME WAY
Researchers report imagined movements can alter our sense of perception in the same ways as real movements do. The study reveals our brains predict how we would feel sensations if the imagined movements were executed.… READ MORE…
YOUR BRAIN RESPONSES TO MUSIC REVEAL IF YOU ARE A MUSICIAN OR NOT
Machine learning can predict, with significant accuracy, whether a person is a musician or not, based on fMRI data collected while subjects listened to music.… READ MORE…
PRETERM BABIES MAY SUFFER SETBACKS IN AUDITORY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND SPEECH
A new study reports babies born early in the third trimester of pregnancy are more likely to show delayed development of the auditory cortex.… READ MORE…
WHY MUSICAL TRAINING IS BENEFICIAL IN PROCESSING SPEECH
Musical training may enhance the ability to process speech in noisy settings, a new study reveals. … READ MORE…
DO BIRDSONG AND HUMAN SPEECH SHARE BIOLOGICAL ROOTS?
A new study provides evidence to support the long standing view that human speech and music may have roots in biological processes that are shared across a variety of different animals.… READ MORE…
NOW YOU LIKE IT, NOW YOU DON’T: BRAIN STIMULATION CHANGES MUSICAL ENJOYMENT
Using transcranial magnetic stimulation, researchers were able to increase and decrease people’s enjoyment of music; and desire to listen to more.… READ MORE…
MUSIC AND MOVIES PLAY WITH OUR MINDS BY BENDING TIME
Emotional processing may be linked to perception of time in music and movies, a new study reports.… READ MORE…
HOW THE HUMAN BRAIN DETECTS THE ‘MUSIC’ OF SPEECH
Researchers at UCSF discover neurons in the superior temporal gyrus change activity depending on where emphasis falls in a sentence.… READ MORE…
CHOIR HELPS PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASE BATTLE DESTRUCTIVE EFFECTS TO MUSCLES, BRAIN AND VOICE
Researchers at the Northern Arizona University are helping alleviate symptoms of Parkinson’s and quash social isolation in sufferers by establishing a choir.… READ MORE…
EEG AND FMRI MAY DETECT CONSCIOUSNESS IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE, SEVERE TBI
Providing patients with acute TBI access to early fMRI and EEG testing will allow medical professionals greater ability to detect levels of consciousness. A new Brain study reports bedside exams may miss critical information about neurophysiological damage.… READ MORE…
