“I didn’t realize how tense I was until the birds started, and then I immediately relaxed.” This was how one study participant described his experience when birdsong filled his workplace.
Humans are remarkably well equipped to meet the unknown – and not just because of our brains, new research suggests.
Guilherme Schmidt C?mara has received NOK 10 million to investigate why certain combinations of rhythms are experienced as physically and socially unifying.
Each time you have an experience that defies your expectations, your brain becomes slightly more fine-tuned.
Today's music technology favors Western popular music, a fact that technology and music researcher Fadi Al-Ghawanmeh could not accept.
World-renowned violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter talks with music researcher Sara D’Amario about the challenges and joys of life as a professional musician.
Then there is a good chance that you are also open, compassionate, and sensitive, according to new research.
ADHD in adults manifests differently than in children. A new test that reveals the extent of mind wandering may contribute to more accurate diagnoses.
The audience holds their breath in unison, and when the music turns emotional, everyone sits perfectly still together. These are the initial findings from the world's largest music experiment.
Researcher Marieke van Otterdijk works to give robots intuition. – If we succeed, she says there are many ethical questions to consider.
The robot ZRob can create new rhythms and play the drums faster than humans can play. Professor Alexander Refsum Jensenius believes that the research behind it could be a significant addition to the field of robotics.
One of the biggest hits on Spotify ever came about after a thorough analysis of the rhythm of other tracks in the same genre. The producers were looking for a groove that makes people want to dance.
Musicologist Dana Swarbrick wondered whether concerts could bind people together. Her research suggests that the answer is yes.
Could music affect cells? According to a recent life science project, it could be possible. The results may be a first step to using music to treat diabetes.
Researcher Benedikte Wallace set out to teach a computer how to dance. She ended up gaining new insight into how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used in creative practice.
Are elite athletes like zombies who can perform on autopilot? Not according to new research.
In the past, it was a challenge to make machines play music on the grid. Today, the challenge is the opposite.
Music can be used to get people to move to the beat, but can you apply the same trick to robots?
Is it important to us that robots use body language when communicating?
With just one look at your eyes, experts can tell what kind of music you want to move to. The urge to dance becomes greater if you first allow yourself to stomp your feet to the beat.
Your brain is always looking for patterns – even when there are none.
A limit in our attention means that we don’t detect every single sound. However, new research suggests that we almost always pay attention to the human voice.
A black dot in the midst of the eye can tell researchers whether you are lying or not – and about plenty of other mental processes.
In the future, a new kind of composer may contribute to new kinds of music.
Qichao Lan wanted to make music live coding accessible to anyone. As part of his PhD, he made a music language and an app easily accessible in a web browser.
