Music classes for the very youngest children can set them up to one day play an instrument, but experts say the classes can also bring broader cognitive benefits: firing up areas of their developing ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Music has the power to positively impact the lives of your children, their teachers, and their caregivers. Mary Anderson is the founder of My Music Starts Here. She joined us ...

Parents have long treated piano recitals and violin lessons as a kind of academic insurance policy, a cultural bet that ...

Early music experiences may impart a lifelong neuroplasticity that boosts cognition, experts say. Why it matters: Aficionados of the arts have long argued that art transforms us, but in recent years, ...

If you’re a parent, you’ve probably heard that playing music is good for your baby’s brain development. But that’s where many people’s knowledge about the subject ends. What about music is good for a ...

The relationship between music and the human brain has fascinated neuroscientists for decades. While meditation has long been celebrated for its cognitive benefits, recent neurological research ...

The human brain undergoes significant development during the final prenatal months and through the first year of life. And while scientists have begun to map the developmental trajectories of this ...

Along Route 460 in Isle of Wight County, a couple's farming dreams are unfolding at the speed of an ostrich. Or rather — 21 ostriches. Greg Bullis, and his wife Christine Bullis, own and operate the ...