Nostalgia consists of the mixture of pleasure coming from the memory of something lived (e.g., childhood, relationships), and the pain caused by that event being gone forever. Students graduating from ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. Imagine you’re on a long drive with your partner. Suddenly, your favorite song ...

Mental health professionals are discovering that the songs from your past might be more effective at treating anxiety than traditional therapeutic approaches. What started as casual observations about ...

Stephen is a managing editor at Android Police, where he helps people find words that are good, and put them in orders that are good, too. Most of the time those words tell people about the latest ...

A new study published in Human Brain Mapping has found that music which evokes nostalgia activates a unique network of brain regions tied to memory, self-reflection, and emotion. Researchers ...

Ten years later, the fun and peppy tune that plays as I design my own video game avatar still makes me want to do a little dance in my seat — it’s upbeat, the perfect vibe for the opening of XSEED’s ...