New research coming out of UBC's Okanagan campus demonstrates that upbeat music can make a rigorous workout seem less tough. Even for people who are insufficiently active.
Jun 20, 2019
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Music makes us happy. Listening to music produces dopamine—nature's happy pill—in the brain. And music also makes us sad. Listening to Harry Chapin's "Cat's in the Cradle," Johnny Cash's version of "Hurt" or just about ...
May 10, 2019
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Over the past decade, hip-hop music has become a world-wide phenomenon and, in 2017, surpassed rock as the biggest music genre in the United States. Up until now little has been known about how often, or in what context, ...
Oct 15, 2018
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Our ability to remember past events develops rapidly in the first couple of years of life, but it's not clear exactly how this happens. Researchers at the Center for Mind and Brain at the University of California, Davis have ...
Jun 4, 2018
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Participating in the Eurovision Song Contest may be linked to an increase in a nation's life satisfaction, according to new research.
May 10, 2018
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Songbirds are providing insight into how a specific set of neurons may guide the learning of vocal behaviors in humans.
Mar 15, 2018
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With the frequency that some people play their favorite song, it's a good thing vinyl records aren't used often because they might wear out.
Feb 16, 2018
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Before we are born, the developing brain creates an incredible number of neurons, which migrate to specific parts of the brain to ready us for life. Contrary to popular belief, genesis of new neurons does not stop at birth ...
Nov 2, 2017
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Does listening to the same sad songs leave you feeling like a broken record? It could be time for a different beat.
Oct 31, 2017
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Alzheimer's disease, the leading cause of dementia, has long been assumed to originate in the brain. But research from the University of British Columbia and Chinese scientists indicates that it could be triggered by breakdowns ...
Oct 31, 2017
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