Stand on any street in your town and you'll witness a trend that began 30 years ago with the invention of the Walkman: music lovers walking around wearing headphones. The freedom to listen to the ...

Annie Murphy Paul is the author of the forthcoming book Brilliant: The New Science of Smart. In a previous column about the stress of working in an “open” office, I suggested that the popular practice ...

Whether you're working the floor at a retail store or sifting through papers at a desk, a new study suggests you may want to start paying more attention to the music that's playing in the background — ...

Everyone has an intimate relationship with music. It has a creative way of adding tune and rhythm to even the most mundane ...

Anna Fiveash receives funding from The Australian Research Council. Listening to music can enhance our lives in all kinds of ways – many of us use it during exercise, to regulate our mood, or in the ...