From an evolutionary standpoint, we’re still not sure whether our brains evolved specifically to process music, or music happened to make use of neural pathways that had developed for other reasons.

Research shows sound-based relaxation reduced anxiety, insomnia, and depression symptoms and improved cognition for ...

Have you ever felt a sudden, delicious tingling sensation starting on your scalp and running down your spine while listening to soft sounds or watching gentle movements? This is Autonomous Sensory ...

Katarzyna Zemla, from SWPS University in Warsaw, explains how guided imagery can actually alter your brainwaves – from beta ...

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Today is National Relaxation Day, and we've got lots of music to help you relax, even if you can't take a nap, including Gershwin's Lullaby, and a suite from Tchaikovsky's ballet Sleeping Beauty. Tune ...

Like lots of people out there, listening to calming podcasts is one of my favorite ways to relax — but despite the plethora of meditation-oriented podcasts available, those aren't usually what I'm ...

When you listen to someone whispering, or get your hair cut or hear tapping or crinkling sounds, do you feel deeply relaxed, with tingles in your head and neck that run down your back and limbs? If so ...

Using guided relaxation tapes soothed my insomnia, and may help you now. By Olivia Judson Ms. Judson is a writer and scientist in Berlin. If the coronavirus is dominating your thoughts by day, perhaps ...