There is an increasing incidence of dementia in our aging population, and consequently an
urgent need to develop treatments and activities that may alleviate the symptoms of …

Most people derive pleasure from music. Neuroimaging studies show that the reward system
of the human brain is central to this experience. Specifically, the dorsal and ventral striatum …

Musical skills and expertise vary greatly in Western societies. Individuals can differ in their
repertoire of musical behaviours as well as in the level of skill they display for any single …

This study explores listeners' experience of music-evoked sadness. Sadness is typically
assumed to be undesirable and is therefore usually avoided in everyday life. Yet the …

Music is one of the most pleasant human experiences, even though it has no direct
biological advantage. However little is known about individual differences in how people …

Background Several studies have found that musicians perform better than nonmusicians in
memory tasks, but this is not always the case, and the strength of this apparent advantage is …

Recent animal research has shown that exposure to single episodes of intense noise
causes cochlear synaptopathy without affecting hearing thresholds. It has been suggested …

Music listening can be an effective strategy for regulating affect, leading to positive well-
being. However, it is unclear how differences in disposition and personality can impact …

Affect regulation is generally considered the most important function of music listening
(FML). Yet, models of wellbeing also highlight engagement, relationships, meaning …

The mediating effects of emotion regulation (reappraisal and suppression) were examined
in the relationship between music engagement and well-being. Emotion regulation …