How music alters the teenage brain
Music training, begun as late as high school, may help improve the teenage brain's responses to sound and sharpen hearing...
Read moreMusic training, begun as late as high school, may help improve the teenage brain's responses to sound and sharpen hearing...
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Read moreA quick biological test may be able to identify children who have literacy challenges or learning disabilities long before they...
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Read moreIn recent years, scientists have discovered the human brain works on predictions, contrary to the previously accepted theory that it...
Read moreWhy do some people immediately burst into laughter after a humorous moment, while others can barely crack a smile? New...
Read moreCan we learn to rid ourselves of our implicit biases regarding race and gender? A new Northwestern University study indicates...
Read moreTwo pennies can be considered the same -- both are pennies, just as two elephants can be considered the same,...
Read moreThe Netherlands had the strongest stereotypes associating science with men more than women, according to a new Northwestern University study...
Read moreMost psychiatric disorders - including depression -- do not predict future violent behavior, according to new Northwestern Medicine longitudinal study...
Read moreResearchers are always searching for improved technologies, but the most efficient computer possible already exists. It can learn and adapt...
Read moreMiddle-aged Americans who show high levels of societal involvement and positive mental health are especially likely to construe their lives...
Read moreA father's depression during the first years of parenting - as well as a mother's - can put their toddler...
Read moreAmyloid -- an abnormal protein whose accumulation in the brain is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease -- starts accumulating inside...
Read moreIf you've ever been told that you're "tone deaf" or "can't carry a tune," don't give up. New research out...
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