A strange thing sometimes happens when we listen to a spoken phrase again and again: It begins to sound like a song. This phenomenon, called the "speech-to-song illusion," can offer a window into how ...

This is the title track from our debut album "Perception" and it was written by our tenor saxophonist, Jackson Cini. This song appears by permission of the contributing artist and/or record company.

A strange thing sometimes happens when we listen to a spoken phrase again and again: It begins to sound like a song. This phenomenon, called the "speech-to-song illusion," can offer a window into how ...

A particularly important feature of music is that its structure often involves patterns that allow listeners to form expectations, based on statistical learning, which may subsequently be fulfilled or ...

Researchers examined if the speech-to-song illusion happens in adults who are 55 or older as powerfully as it does with younger people. A strange thing sometimes happens when we listen to a spoken ...