News tagged with piece of music


New study shows what happens in the brain to make music rewarding

A new study reveals what happens in our brain when we decide to purchase a piece of music when we hear it for the first time. The study, conducted at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The ...

Neuroscience created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Barmy behaviour leads to a happy life according to new book on the work of British psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott

Obsessively playing Angry Birds on your phone or watching cult films on loop is 'barmy' behaviour that can actually lead to a happy life according to British psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott whose work is the ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Musical duets lock brains as well as rhythms

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin have shown that synchronization emerges between brains when making music together, and even when musicians play different voices. ...

Neuroscience created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Researchers find that listening abilities depend on rhythms in the brain

(Medical Xpress)—Naturally, our brain activity waxes and wanes. When listening, this "oscillation" synchronizes to the sounds we are hearing. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute have found that this ...

Neuroscience created Nov 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 7 | with audio podcast