But the brain doesn’t. Whether we realize it or not, music is processed across multiple brain regions tied to attention, memory, and emotion—meaning even passive listening can impact how we focus, ...

About 13.5 million people work in occupations where background music is common. But the music is often chosen with only customers in mind. "It is a mistake for managers to assume that music doesn ...

But can listening to background music while you work really make you more productive? It’s a controversial topic. Some people swear by it, others find it painfully distracting.

But can listening to background music while you work really make you more productive?. It's a controversial topic. Some people swear by it, others find it painfully distracting. The research ...

A small team of neuroscientists, psychologists and musicologists affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. reports that music created specifically to enhance work performance does just that.

The music darts into the ear, does its subtle job in the subcortex of the brain, then slips out the other ear without saying goodbye. The listener is all but unaware that he has heard anything, ...

The idea of music that can “accommodate” multiple levels of attention without “enforcing” any one is the most precise definition I’ve found for the kind of music that helps me to work. As Eno says, it ...

Are people with attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity (ADHD) more likely to listen to background music while performing daily tasks? Kelly-Ann Lachance, a doctoral student in ...