music perception and cognition

Why do some songs sound sad and others happy? What makes Queen’s “We Will Rock You” convey a different mood than Leonard Cohen’s…

Why do we dislike certain types of music? Pretty much anyone who listens to music can point to some sort of music they dislike, and I would…

Are you trying to get a room full of kindergarteners to share their toys at recess and to get along with each other? Maybe you hope for the…

Sad music carries a certain appeal to many of us. Whether we’re having a bad day, grieving the loss of a loved one, or contemplating an…

We live in a world made for neurotypical people, and one of the ways it manifests is in the way we approach neurodevelopmental disorders…

If you open up the App Store on any smartphone and type in “memory improvement” or “mental training,” you are bound to find applications…

When I think of the music of my childhood I think of classic children’s songs such as “You Are My Sunshine” and “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”…

Scientists have been wrong in the past. A lot of times. From the since-debunked concept of phrenology, which claims that you can tell…

Emotional Expression via Music Cues

It’s move-in day to your freshman dorm at the University of Maryland. You’re super excited because it’s spring semester so you’re finally…

Some new findings about personality and musical preferences.

Imagine one day you woke up and decided you wanted some new jeans. You venture to the mall in a pretty neutral mood. You pull up to your…

I have always associated music as a stress-reliever. After a long day at school, music just hits you differently. In middle and high…

When all else fails, turn to music, or at least that’s what Helen Prior suggests in her article, “How Can Music Help Us to Address the…

Whitney Houston and Dave Brockie — What do they have in common?

What would music mean to someone if they could not hear? As hearing individuals, it may be hard to imagine how we could possibly interact…

Picture this, you have your final exam for your hardest class tomorrow and you sit down at the library to study, what do you do next? Do…

Examining Viral Tunes: changes in musical behaviours and interest in coronamusic predict socio-emotional coping during COVID-19 lockdown

Next time you find yourself in a relatively populated environment, take a moment to glance at someone random from across the room. Do you…

In a world of lockdown mandates, grocery store frenzy, and social isolation many people turned to music. The first few months of the…

The brain is arguably our most valuable organ so it is important to keep it safe. Despite advances in safety and technology, it is…

How many people do you know who have a family member living with dementia? Do you yourself? If you said yes to either of these questions…