Music can release the happiness hormone dopamine, studies show. Can you use music to deliberately change your own mood from sad to happy or anxious to calm? Neuroscience research says you can. In fact ...

Last week, my daughter and I packed the car for a two-day drive to my college reunion. That’s a lot of miles. A lot of caffeine. And, as it turns out, a masterclass in the emotional power of music.

Spotify's mood playlists and music therapy-informed apps are the latest context-based listening tools. But do they work? The comedian Martin Mull once said, “Writing about music is like dancing about ...

On a recent occasion like this, I texted my boyfriend about how I was spiraling into a really sad mood. "Turn on Miami Sound Machine! Flip it, flip it!" he wrote back. Three seconds into "Conga" and I ...