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The Sounds Of Learning: Studying The Impact Of Music On Children With Autism
"The power of music affects all of us and has long appealed to our emotions. It is for this reason that researchers are using music to help children with autism spectrum disorders, for whom ...
sciencedaily.com, July 21st , 2009
Songbirds reveal how practice improves performance
"Over many days we can train the bird to move the pitch of the syllable up and down the musical scale." On a particular day, after four hours of training in which the birds learned to raise...
esciencenews.com, July 6th , 2009
Patriotic Music May Close Minds, Children's Music May Open Them
The words to "Itsy Bitsy Spider" tell a simple story about an arachnid and a spout, but simply recalling the lines could initiate an unintentional attitude. That's the focus of research by Kansas State University's Eduardo Alvarado, sophomore in pre-law,who is looking at the behaviors elicited from the musical lyrics of common songs.
Eduardo Alvarado, Kansas State University, June 23, 2009
Need something? Talk to my right ear!
... club environments. In the first study, 286 clubbers were observed while they were talking, with loud music in the background. In total, 72 percent of interactions occurred on the right side of the ...
eSciencenews.com, June 23, 2009
Paleolithic Bone Flute Discovered: Earliest Musical Tradition Documented In Southwestern Germany
Researchers in Germany have unearthed new evidence for Paleolithic music in the form of the remains of one nearly complete bone flute and isolated small fragments of three ivory flutes. The discovery ...
Sciencedaily.com, June 25, 2009
Italian Study: Music Can Reduce Blood Pressure, Prevent Strokes
"...music itself might actually be able to help control blood flow and breathing rates to improve heart health by reducing blood pressure problems and preventing or recovering from strokes."
Bob Condor , Alternative Health Blog, June 27, 2009
Imagination Fair combines science and technology with music and art
Laurie Anderson looks inward for Imagination Fair performance
Stacy Nick, ww.coloradoan.com, June 4, 2009
Music eases circumcision pain
It is believed that playing music helps calm babies and stabilize some of their vital functions, reports Live Science. Neonatal units are increasingly using ...
The Times of India, June 1st, 2009
Endless Original Music: Computer Program Creates Music Based On Emotions
Researchers in Spain have developed Inmamusys, a computer software program that can create music in response to emotions that arise in the listener. By using artificial intelligence (AI) techniques, ...
ScienceDaily.com, June 1, 2009
Genetic Basis Of Musical Aptitude: Neurobiology Of Musicality Related To Intrinsic Attachment Behavior
Music is social communication between individuals -- humming of lullabies attach infant to parent and singing or playing music adds croup cohesion. The neurobiology of music perception and production ...
ScienceDaily, May 27, 2009
Mockingbirds In Fickle Climates Sing Fancier Tunes
Why are some birds simple singers and others vocal virtuosos? Researchers suspect that inconsistent climates may play a...
ScienceDaily.com, May 21, 2009
"Complexity of song display – how many song types a bird sings, how hard the songs are − is a good predictor of the quality of the individual," said Botero.
Specialist schools accused of failing their specialist subjects
It revealed that a pupil attending a music specialist school was more likely to get an A grade in physics than one studying at a specialist science school. ...
by Richard Garner, Independent, May 18, 2009
Tone language is key to perfect pitch
... that haphazardly spanned three octaves. They attempted to identify the notes, and they self-reported their musical, ethnic and linguistic backgrounds – including whether they were very fluent in an ...
eScienceNews.com, May 19th, 2009
"Perfect pitch for years seemed like a beautiful gift – given only to a few genetically endowed people. But our research suggests that it might be available to virtually everybody," Deutsch said.
Stonehenge was 'giant concert venue'
A university professor who is an expert in sound and a part-time DJ believes Stonehenge was created as a dance arena for listening to "trance-style" music.
Telegraph.co.uk, Jan. 4th, 2009
Video Games For The Visually Impaired
Electrical And Computer Engineers Develop Computer Game For Visually Impaired And Sighted Players
ScienceDaily, November 1, 2008
From A Queen Song To A Better Music Search Engine
At a recent IEEE technology conference, UC San Diego electrical engineers presented a solution to their problem with the song "Bohemian Rhapsody,"
ScienceDaily, May 14, 2009
Baroque classical music in the reading room may improve mood and productivity
radiology reading rooms," said Dr. Mohiuddin. "Other studies have correlated baroque classical music with improved spatial reasoning, attentiveness and concentration and personally, I have found ...
e! Science News, April 23rd, 2009
"No participants indicated a negative effect on mood, perceived diagnostic accuracy, productivity or work satisfaction."
Feelings, universal musical feelings
African farmers who shun Western culture demonstrate widespread recognition of three basic emotions in music
By Bruce Bower
Science News, April 11th, 2009; Vol.175 #8 (p. 14)
“I was quite amazed that the Mafa accurately categorized basic emotions in pieces of Western music on the first listen,” Fritz says.
COLLEGE 2.0
2 Professors Rock Out Online to Study Fame — and Us
By Jeffery R. Young
The Chronicle for Higher Education, May 1st, 2009
"I thought that's a crazy way of doing any kind of research," he said. "In technical terms, I guess I'd wonder whether you'd even call this research."
DHS studies music's effects on first responders
The Homeland Security Department is experimenting with using music to sharpen the reflexes of first responders.
By Patrick Marshall
Government Computer News, May 04, 2009
“Because of the strains that come with an emergency response job, we are interested in finding ways to help these workers remain at the top of their game when working and get quality rest when they go off a shift,” said DHS Program Manager Robert Burns.
Music Reduces Stress In Heart Disease Patients
Listening to music may benefit patients who suffer severe stress and anxiety associated with having and undergoing treatment for coronary heart disease. A new review found that listening to music ..
Science Daily, April 16, 2009
"Our findings suggest music listening may be beneficial for heart disease patients," says Joke Bradt, who works at the Arts and Quality of Life Research Center at Temple University in Philadelphia.
Bacteria As Art
Biophysicists are growing Petri dishes of different species of bacteria in order to develop new antibiotics. The bacteria are subjected to different. ...
Science Daily, December 1, 2008
Snapshot: Music in the Brain
Scientists have uncovered a pattern of brain activity that may tune up musical improvisation...
Science News for Kids, Mar 19, 2008
Musical Illusions
An auditory phenomenon that resembles a familiar optical illusion sheds light on how our brains process sound.
By Julie Rehmeyer
Science News, Wednesday, June 6th, 2007
