New research suggests that playing music in the background could help people with ADHD concentrate, especially when it's fast-paced and engaging. Rather than being a distraction, background music ...

Listening to music while carrying out certain tasks (like reading or driving) that require continued attention is common. Research shows that background music improves concentration (Mendes et al., ...

Hannah Docter-Loeb is a science journalist in Amsterdam. As the Sugababes take the stage a few metres away, Eefje Schrauwen stands outside her assigned shipping container. There are other units on ...

Nikki Forrester is a science journalist based in Davis, West Virginia. She listened to ambient electronic music while writing this story, until she realized it was too distracting. When it comes to ...