Headphones increase feelings of connectivity, empathy and engagement, reports a new study from UC San Diego, UCLA and UC Berkeley.

A violinist playing a soothing melody tailored to a patient’s particular medical condition in the hospital can provide psychological aid.

When Jimi Hendrix's guitar solos are pounding out of the speakers—can you see Hendrix posing with his guitar?

Humans can observe what and where something happens around them with their hearing, as long as sound frequencies lie between 20 and 20K Hz