/newsroom/taxonomy/term/581/all en /newsroom/channels/news/when-using-music-alleviate-pain-tempo-matters-362884 <p>Music has the best chance of providing pain relief when it is played at our natural rhythm, a 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ research team has discovered.</p> <p>This suggests it may be possible to reduce a patient’s level of pain by using technology to take a piece of music someone likes and adjust the tempo to match their internal rhythm, the researchers said.</p> <p>The discovery was the subject of a paper published this week in <i>Pain</i>, the top journal in the field of pain medicine and research.</p> Thu, 23 Jan 2025 19:07:53 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 314983 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/science-behind-playing-music-sync-350682 <p><!-- x-tinymce/html --></p> <p>Music is a collective experience that binds people together. From orchestral play to audiences handclapping, synchronization lays the foundation for all musical interactions. But what explains our ability to get in sync with someone or act in lock step with a group?</p> Fri, 08 Sep 2023 19:14:00 +0000 claire.loewen@mcgill.ca 307337 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/keeping-beat-its-all-your-brain-324171 <p>How do people coordinate their actions with the sounds they hear? This basic ability, which allows people to cross the street safely while hearing oncoming traffic, dance to new music or perform team events such as rowing, has puzzled cognitive neuroscientists for years. A new study led by researchers at 9IÖÆ×÷³§Ãâ·Ñ is shining a light on how auditory perception and motor processes work together.</p> Tue, 01 Sep 2020 20:22:58 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 237459 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/find-partner-who-marches-beat-your-own-drum-258294 <p><strong><em>By Cynthia Lee</em></strong></p> <p><a href="/newsroom/"><strong>Newsroom</strong></a></p> <p>Everyone marches to the beat of their own drum: From walking to talking to producing music, different people’s movements occur at different speeds.</p> Wed, 03 Feb 2016 16:45:11 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25221 at /newsroom /newsroom/caroline-palmer Tue, 26 Feb 2019 16:59:44 +0000 Anonymous 23222 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/our-head-movements-convey-emotions-256366 <p>Head movements play an important role in conveying emotions through speech and music. Let your head do the talking. Mon, 26 Oct 2015 21:46:19 +0000 melody.enguix@mcgill.ca 24572 at /newsroom