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 …
Month: January 2026
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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 …