Nostalgia consists of the mixture of pleasure coming from the memory of something lived (e.g., childhood, relationships), and the pain caused by that event being gone forever. Students graduating from ...

A single melody can unlock a flood of memories, shaping our well-being in surprising ways. Imagine you’re on a long drive with your partner. Suddenly, your favorite song comes on the radio and it ...

How nostalgia-evoking music helps us stay in touch with our past selves, and retrieve "the good" from "the good old days." ...

Getting one's groove on, A.K.A. busting a move, is an age-old tradition that dates back more than 50,000 years to the time of Neanderthals and Cro-Magnon humans, who rhythmically writhed to drumming ...

Disney has catered “A Whole New World” of tunes to lo-fi lovers. “Lofi Minnie: Focus” features 10 of Disney’s classic hits reimagined including “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” and “How Far I’ll Go.” ...

Here's why you feel so much calmer after jamming to throwback tunes—and how to use them when your brain needs a break Recently, I did something gloriously unhinged: I taught a Millennial Dance Party ...

Ten years later, the fun and peppy tune that plays as I design my own video game avatar still makes me want to do a little dance in my seat — it’s upbeat, the perfect vibe for the opening of XSEED’s ...

In my research, I have spent a good deal of time speaking with people from across the world about their relationship with sound and music – how it features in their everyday lives and how it ...