Healthcare professionals, artists, and cultural experts from across the Nordic and Baltic regions gathered in Stockholm on April 20–21, 2026, for the second Nordic–Baltic seminar on art in hospital environments. Hosted at Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, the event focused on how art can enhance well-being for patients, families, …
Music Ensemble: A Large Study of Musicians and Non-Musicians
This new publication is a collaboration involving several of our guest speakers. The Music Ensemble dataset is a large international study that looks at how musical experience relates to thinking skills, personality, and background. It includes information from 1,438 young adults (aged 18–30) from 35 research locations across Europe, North …
Pianist’s “Glass Brain” recital offers new window into music and the mind
A concert by pianist Nicolas Namoradze in San Francisco has showcased a breakthrough in studying how the brain works during live musical performance. During a recital at the University of California, San Francisco, audiences watched real-time visualizations of the pianist’s brain activity projected above the stage, revealing shifting patterns as …
Neoroscience News: The Science of Music and Emotion: Your Brain Learns It – Your Genes Shape It
Two new studies in Neuroscience News suggest our connection to music and art is both learned and inherited. Researchers found that even non-musicians naturally understand complex musical structure simply through everyday exposure, using long stretches of context to predict melodies and experience emotion. Training offered little advantage, indicating the brain …
Daisy Fancourt’s new book “Art Cure: The science of how the arts transform our health”
About the book From the very beginning of life through old age, participation in the arts has profound benefits for our health and overall well-being. Music helps shape the developing brains of children, while creative hobbies keep our minds strong and more resistant to dementia. Activities such as dance and magic …
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