Reports that exposure to music causes benefits in nonmusical domains have received
widespread attention in the mainstream media. Such reports have also influenced public …

I defend a model of the musically extended mind. I consider how acts of “musicking” grant
access to novel emotional experiences otherwise inaccessible. First, I discuss the idea of …

Does music make you smarter? Music listening and music lessons have been claimed to
confer intellectual advantages. Any association between music and intellectual functioning …

Currently, there is a growing body of empirical research regarding the role of background
music in the education of individuals with disabilities. A systematic literature review identified …

Research on the effects of background music has a long history. Early work was not
embedded within a theoretical framework, was often poorly conceptualised and produced …

The study investigated the effects of music with high arousal potential and negative affect
(HA), music with low arousal potential and positive affect (LA), and everyday noise, on the …

Background music refers to any music played while the listener is performing another
activity. Most studies on this effect have been conducted on young adults, while little …

People often listen to music to influence their emotional state. However, the specific musical
characteristics which cause this process are not yet fully understood. We have investigated …

There is considerable interest in the potential non‐musical cognitive and academic benefits
of music listening and instruction to children. This report describes three lines of research …

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of background music and song texts to
teach emotional understanding to children with autism. Participants were 12 students (mean …