The origin and function of music have been discussed extensively,1 but they remain a mystery. There have been numerous discussions about the close relationship between spatial ability and testosterone,2 spatial ability and musical ability,3 and testosterone and musical ability.4 The reason that a sex hormone such as testosterone is closely related to music is still unknown despite the many repo...

When people listen to music, they hear beat and a metrical structure in the rhythm; these perceived patterns enable coordination with the music. A clear correspondence between the tempo of actual movement (e.g., walking) and that of music has been demonstrated, but whether similar coordination occurs during motor imagery is unknown. Twenty participants walked naturally for 8m, either physically...

Creativity can be considered one of the key competencies for the twenty-first century. It provides us with the capacity to deal with the opportunities and challenges that are part of our complex and fast-changing world. The question as to what facilitates creative cognition-the ability to come up with creative ideas, problem solutions and products-is as old as the human sciences, and various me...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to investigate self-reported hearing and portable music listening habits, measured hearing function and music exposure levels in Swedish adolescents. The study was divided into two parts. MATERIALS AND METHODS The first part included 280 adolescents, who were 17 years of age and focused on self-reported data on subjective hearing problems and listening h...

This paper is a preliminary report of findings in an ongoing study of the role of music in the lives of homeless young people which is taking place in Vancouver, British Columbia and Seattle, WA. One hundred homeless young people in Vancouver took part in online surveys, 20 of these young people participated in interviews and 64 completed design activities. Surveys included demographic and musi...

Emerging research over the last decade has shown that long-term music training and skill learning can be a strong stimulator for neuroplastic changes in the developing as well as adult brain. Making music places unique demands on the nervous system, leading to strong coupling of perception and action mediated by sensory, motor, and multimodal integrative regions distributed throughout the brain...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the extent to which music may affect endothelial function. In previous research, a link between music and physiologic parameters such as heart rate and blood pressure has been observed. METHODS Randomized four-phase crossover and counterbalanced trial in ten healthy, nonsmoking volunteers (70% male; mean age, 35.6 years) that included self-selections of music evoking joy...

Converging evidence suggests an association between spatial and music domains. A cerebellar role in music-related information processing as well as in spatial-temporal tasks has been documented. Here, we investigated the cerebellar role in the association between spatial and musical domains, by testing performances in embodied (EMR) or abstract (AMR) mental rotation tasks of subjects listening ...

This research examines personality type, trait mood, and use of music listening by 32 professional computer information systems developers (CISD) from two different IT environments in south Florida. Improved quality-of-work via use of individually preferred music listening has previously been reported in CISD. Music listening, offering an opportunity for improved positive mood, has been shown i...