Ever get chills listening to a particularly moving piece of music? You can thank the salience network of the brain for that emotional joint. Surprisingly, this region also remains... Read more
A deep neural network can perform sensory tasks that matter to humans and that do so at human levels
Neuroscientists train a deep neural network to analyze speech and music. Using a machine-learning system known as a deep neural network, MIT researchers have created the first mode... Read more
Tailored music sessions could be crucial in transforming the lives of millions of people whose speech is impacted by learning difficulties, strokes, dementia, brain damage and auti... Read more
CONDOLEEZZA RICE trained to be a concert pianist. Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, was a professional clarinet and saxophone player. The hedge fund billionai... Read more
Need some instant musical notation to remember that little tune you just came up with? A new mobile app created by a researcher from KTH Royal Institute of Technology makes it poss... Read more
It’s said that an instrument is only as good as the musician playing it, but it never hurts to give musicians a little help creating unique sounds. That’s why technolog... Read more
The smallest gesture can hide a world of meaning. A particular flick of a baton and a beseeching gesture can transform the key moment of a concert from mundane to ethereal. Alas, c... Read more
The Brain Shift Radio is designed to stimulate your brain to help improve focus, fall asleep, or reduce anxiety using rhythmic and ambient tracks. Brain Shift Radio (BSR) is design... Read more
The “direct to fan” connection has existed in various forms since the earliest days of the Web. When the Pixies, the reunited stars of 1980s alt-rock, decided recently to play a sp... Read more
Researchers at the University of Southampton have developed a new way to generate music and control computers. “Grab a block and add a base beat, turn a block to speed up the... Read more
I noted how much it reminded me of when I was an actual DJ on the radio many years ago, where so much of the fun wasn’t just in playing music, but in hanging out with a bunch... Read more
The hottest new club isn’t in Los Angeles or New York. It’s on a Web site called Turntable.fm, where big-headed cartoon characters populate the D.J. booth. On the site, users repre... Read more
It’s often during those early stages of learning to play a new instrument that many people give up in despair. Even though you swear that you’re hitting the right notes... Read more
“Subharmonics” innovator Mari Kimura connects herself with a computer using a wireless, fingerless glove that meticulously tracks bow strokes to get to the root of expr... Read more
