[HTML][HTML] Musical training as a framework for brain plasticity: behavior, function, and structure
SC Herholz, RJ Zatorre - Neuron, 2012 - cell.com
Musical training has emerged as a useful framework for the investigation of training-related
plasticity in the human brain. Learning to play an instrument is a highly complex task that …
plasticity in the human brain. Learning to play an instrument is a highly complex task that …
Brain development during the preschool years
The preschool years represent a time of expansive mental growth, with the initial expression
of many psychological abilities that will continue to be refined into young adulthood …
of many psychological abilities that will continue to be refined into young adulthood …
[CITATION][C] Musicophilia: tales of music and the brain
O Sacks - London Picador, 2008 - books.google.com
NATIONAL BESTSELLER• With the same trademark compassion and erudition he brought
to The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks explores the place music occupies …
to The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks explores the place music occupies …
Short-term music training enhances verbal intelligence and executive function
Researchers have designed training methods that can be used to improve mental health
and to test the efficacy of education programs. However, few studies have demonstrated …
and to test the efficacy of education programs. However, few studies have demonstrated …
Musical training shapes structural brain development
The human brain has the remarkable capacity to alter in response to environmental
demands. Training-induced structural brain changes have been demonstrated in the healthy …
demands. Training-induced structural brain changes have been demonstrated in the healthy …
Musical training influences linguistic abilities in 8-year-old children: more evidence for brain plasticity
We conducted a longitudinal study with 32 nonmusician children over 9 months to determine
1) whether functional differences between musician and nonmusician children reflect …
1) whether functional differences between musician and nonmusician children reflect …
Being together in time: Musical experience and the mirror neuron system
THE DISCOVERY OF INDIVIDUAL" MIRROR NEURONS" in the macaque brain that fire both
when an action is executed and when that same action is observed or heard, and of a …
when an action is executed and when that same action is observed or heard, and of a …
Musicians and music making as a model for the study of brain plasticity
G Schlaug - Progress in brain research, 2015 - Elsevier
Playing a musical instrument is an intense, multisensory, and motor experience that usually
commences at an early age and requires the acquisition and maintenance of a range of …
commences at an early age and requires the acquisition and maintenance of a range of …
[HTML][HTML] Behavioral and neural correlates of executive functioning in musicians and non-musicians
Executive functions (EF) are cognitive capacities that allow for planned, controlled behavior
and strongly correlate with academic abilities. Several extracurricular activities have been …
and strongly correlate with academic abilities. Several extracurricular activities have been …
Music acquisition: effects of enculturation and formal training on development
Musical structure is complex, consisting of a small set of elements that combine to form
hierarchical levels of pitch and temporal structure according to grammatical rules. As with …
hierarchical levels of pitch and temporal structure according to grammatical rules. As with …