Tag: Science of Music
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Ep. 240: When a Parent’s Voice Becomes Medicine – Dr. Daisy Fancourt on Music, Premature Babies, and the NICU

Research is revealing that something as simple as a parent’s voice can improve a premature baby’s vital signs, strengthen parent-child bonding, and even help babies leave the NICU sooner. And the healing doesn’t stop with baby. For parents navigating one of the most frightening and helpless experiences imaginable, singing offers mutual benefits along with a…
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Ep. 231: Why the Music of Your Youth Never Leaves You – The Latest Research on The Musical Reminiscence Bump; with Nicholas Kathios

What is it about the songs from your teenage years that still give you chills decades later? In this episode, we explore the fascinating science behind the “musical reminiscence bump” and why music from adolescence becomes so deeply tied to memory, identity, and emotion. Researcher Nicholas Kathios unpacks how the teenage brain, social experiences, and…
