An EEG (electroencephalogram) is a painless test that uses small sensors placed on the scalp to measure the brain's ...

We effortlessly identify sensory inputs on the basis of temporal patterning alone (for instance, different Morse code symbols) and as effortlessly produce motor outputs with widely differing temporal ...

A well-trained athlete sprinting 100 yards performs a highly stereotyped, repetitive motor pattern. Neuroscientists understand that these rhythmic motor programs, such as walking, swimming and running ...

Children with dyslexia often find it difficult to count the number of syllables in spoken words or to determine whether words rhyme. These subtle difficulties are seen across languages with different ...

North American adults have problems perceiving and reproducing irregular rhythms. That's what past studies have shown, and some new research has addressed the question of whether our seeming ...

Engaging in rhythmic drumming can significantly boost mental clarity. The repetitive nature of drumming helps in focusing ...

In a study published February 5th in PLOS Biology, researchers played piano sonatas by J.S. Bach to sleeping newborns (some ...