Music therapy meets nature therapy: new evidence shows the blend helps people relax, sleep better, and feel more at peace.

“Rhythm is sound in motion. It is related to the pulse, the heartbeat, the way we breathe. It rises and falls. It takes us into ourselves; it takes us out of ourselves.” —Edward Hirsh Rhythm. It is ...

This article was originally featured in MIT Press. In 2009, my research group found that newborns possess the ability to discern a regular pulse–the beat–in music. It’s a skill that might seem trivial ...

On a scale of one to five, how much do you like to dance? Are there certain songs that fill you with a rush of intense positive emotions and make it impossible for you not to move your body? How often ...

Jazz and classical musicians have long had a troubled relationship with pop music. (By "pop music," I mean all styles outside of classical and jazz—country, rock, hip-hop, rap, etc.—any style that ...