Your brain on music

Once dinner is over and the dishes are cleared, we settle on the sofa to unwind. Elgar’s Mina is playing; gentle string melodies emerge, furnished with delicate percussion. Jaws unclench and muscles r

Somehow, we’ve seriously underestimated confidence. While most of us likely want more of it (only 16 per cent of us describe ourselves as ‘very confident’, according to a YouGov survey), many of us do

It is mid-morning at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge. The main adult ICU ward is a scene of calm, professional bustle as critical care nurses and doctors attend patients, discuss medication and hu

Fun runs, festivals and a fair few weddings – summer is the season of group gatherings. But what’s really going on in your body and brain when you get together?

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