{"id":910,"date":"2025-06-20T14:51:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T21:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/brainandmusic\/?page_id=910"},"modified":"2025-06-20T15:09:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T22:09:53","slug":"research-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/brainandmusic\/research-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n        \n          \n          \n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Research Overview\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Our research investigates how music, sound, and the arts shape human cognition, emotion, development, and well-being across the lifespan. 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