Cognitive training does not enhance general cognition

G Sala, F Gobet - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2019 - cell.com
Due to potential theoretical and societal implications, cognitive training has been one of the
most influential topics in psychology and neuroscience. The assumption behind cognitive …

A meta-analysis on the relation between fluid intelligence and reading/mathematics: Effects of tasks, age, and social economics status.

P Peng, T Wang, CC Wang, X Lin - Psychological Bulletin, 2019 - psycnet.apa.org
This study aimed to determine the relations between fluid intelligence (Gf) and
reading/mathematics and possible moderators. A meta-analysis of 680 studies involving 793 …

The musicality of non-musicians: An index for assessing musical sophistication in the general population

D Müllensiefen, B Gingras, J Musil, L Stewart - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Musical skills and expertise vary greatly in Western societies. Individuals can differ in their
repertoire of musical behaviours as well as in the level of skill they display for any single …

Does far transfer exist? Negative evidence from chess, music, and working memory training

G Sala, F Gobet - Current directions in psychological science, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Chess masters and expert musicians appear to be, on average, more intelligent than the
general population. Some researchers have thus claimed that playing chess or learning …

Music and cognitive abilities

EG Schellenberg - Current Directions in Psychological …, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
Does music make you smarter? Music listening and music lessons have been claimed to
confer intellectual advantages. Any association between music and intellectual functioning …

Music making as a tool for promoting brain plasticity across the life span

CY Wan, G Schlaug - The Neuroscientist, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

Cognitive and academic benefits of music training with children: A multilevel meta-analysis

G Sala, F Gobet - Memory & cognition, 2020 - Springer
Music training has repeatedly been claimed to positively impact children's cognitive skills
and academic achievement (literacy and mathematics). This claim relies on the assumption …

Longitudinal analysis of music education on executive functions in primary school children

AC Jaschke, H Honing, EJA Scherder - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Background: Research on the effects of music education on cognitive abilities has
generated increasing interest across the scientific community. Nonetheless, longitudinal …

[BOOK][B] The power of music

S Hallam - 2015 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
Untitled Page 1 Page 2 The Power of Music a research synthesis of the impact of actively
making music on the intellectual, social and personal development of children and young …

[HTML][HTML] A population-level analysis of associations between school music participation and academic achievement.

M Guhn, SD Emerson, P Gouzouasis - Journal of Educational …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
The present study employed population-level educational records from 4 public school
student cohorts (n= 112,916; Grades 7–12) in British Columbia (Canada) to examine …