Drug consumption is driven by a drug's pharmacological effects, which are experienced as
rewarding, and is influenced by genetic, developmental, and psychosocial factors that …

The neuroscience of music and music-based interventions (MBIs) is a fascinating but
challenging research field. While music is a ubiquitous component of every human society …

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 …

Several studies have suggested that intensive musical training enhances children's
linguistic skills. Such training, however, is not available to all children. We studied in a …

Studies in the neuroscience of music gained momentum in the 1990s as an integrated part
of the well-controlled experimental research tradition. However, during the past two …

It is often claimed that music training improves auditory and linguistic skills. Results of
individual studies are mixed, however, and most evidence is correlational, precluding …

Musical training is associated with a myriad of neuroplastic changes in the brain, including
more robust and efficient neural processing of clean and degraded speech signals at …

Music training has traditionally been a fundamental component of children's education
across several cultures. Moreover, music training has been hypothesized to enhance the …

This paper presents evidence for a strong connection between the development of speech
and language skills and musical activities of children and adolescents with hearing …

Previous research has indicated the beneficial effects of music training on executive
functions (EFs) in children. However, researchers have not clearly determined which …