Last summer, I took my niece shopping at an urban clothing store in New York City. While she shopped, I couldn’t help but notice the music blaring on the store’s speaker system—it left my ears ringing ...

Music is widely used to motivate human behaviors and to influence mindset. Background music plays an important role in our everyday lives (eating, drinking, shopping, and driving). It is an important ...

(CNN) - There is much research to show that music can improve academic performance. But what about behavior? Kindergarten teacher Shelvia Ivey sees the effects every day in her classroom. “It’s fun to ...

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 ...

A new survey commissioned by Dolby Labs finds that music listening behavior in the U.S. is changing among adults, particularly Gen Z. The study looked at how important audio quality is for the general ...

Well, here you are once again, staring at a screen. It’s okay, we all do it. Constantly. In fact, there’s a good chance you’re sitting in a room with somebody else who is also gazing into the blue ...

As dairy farms automate and scale up, milking can sound less like a quiet barn and more like a factory floor. Researchers are testing whether adding music back into that soundscape can change how cows ...