Music can influence blood pressure, increasing or decreasing the systolic (upper) and diastolic (lower) pressure based on the tempo and volume of the song and other factors. Slower, softer music tends ...

From Harvard research to music therapy, science reveals how different genres trigger specific hormones, emotions, and even alter our cognitive function in measurable ways.

“I was talking with my colleagues at a conference 10 years ago and I just casually said that everyone loves music,” recalls Josep Marco Pallarés, a neuroscientist at the University of Barcelona. But ...