Listening to music while you work “significantly impairs” creativity. That was the conclusion of a study published earlier this year in the journal Applied Cognitive Psychology that examined the ...

What is creativity? There are several different answers provided by different disciplines to the question of what creativity is, but if we consider the issue with reference to this example, it can be ...

Most people know intuitively that music can be a good way to pump yourself up or get the creative juices flowing — and a new study brings some scientific evidence to the connection. It finds that ...

It’s been a long day. You had a thousand things on your to-do list, and you got most of them checked off. It’s time to “chill.” You lean back in your easy chair and select your favorite playlist (for ...

Not only did the researchers discover that music fails to inspire more imaginative thinking, they found that it has the opposite effect. Credit: Photo by Matthew Payne on Unsplash The commonly held ...

Whether you're a musical maestro or a complete novice with a penchant for creating recordings, a music room will provide the perfect place to practice, play and entertain friends and family. Create a ...

New research shows that creative activities may slow the brain’s aging process. Here is how creativity strengthens cognitive ...

Chances are, if you work in an office you don’t have Spotify on full blast. Same goes if you’re a student cramming in a quiet library. Many studies have shown that silence is golden if your goal is to ...

Music and artificial intelligence (AI) both provide modern students with tools for exploration and creativity, says math and computer science major Brian Liu ’25, who is also a gifted concert pianist.

Music, like most forms of creative endeavour, has always had an intimate relationship with technology. Over the centuries, pianos, harpsichords, organs, and other instruments could be seen as machines ...

The landscape of music creation is changing as artificial intelligence evolves, making custom music more accessible to ...

The results of a new study suggest that listening to music can significantly impair your ability to perform creative tasks. Whilst music was found to disrupt creative processes, ambient "library noise ...