In the UNLV Music Lab, we examine how infants, children and adults respond to and understand music.
Our lab examines how human knowledge of music is shaped by the innate structure of the auditory system, by our culture-specific listening experiences, our participation in musical activities (such as dancing and singing), and by the knowledge we simultaneously acquire in other domains such as language. By studying how infants, children, and adults respond to and understand music, we want to answer these fundamental questions about our musical nature.
08/07/2026
Check out this new study about the beneficial effects of dancing on mental health!
Taking salsa classes can improve mental health, Oxford study suggests Researchers find dance reduced depressive symptoms and social anxiety in young people in eight-week trial
04/28/2026
We had so much fun last weekend hosting families for Science is Everywhere! https://www.scifest.vegas/scienceiseverywhere
04/11/2026
Exciting new paper about animal musicality, providing evidence that bees can discriminate rhythmic patterns!
Bumble bees show a surprising knack for rhythm Flexible rhythm perception, once thought to require a big brain, has been shown in humble bumble bees
04/01/2026
Members of our lab were a part of the huge replication project discussed in this article (now published in Nature, link in comments). The results are somewhat disappointing --only roughly half the papers/claims replicated, and AI did not help predict which studies would replicate. But the hope is that this work will eventually help us build a more robust science.
Can Science Predict When a Study Won’t Hold Up? (Gift Article) Conducting research is hard; confirming the results is, too. And artificial intelligence isn’t yet ready to help, a major new study finds.
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