The ability to move to a beat is linked to the consistency of neural responses to sound
A Tierney, N Kraus - Journal of Neuroscience, 2013 - Soc Neuroscience
The ability to synchronize movement to a steady beat is a fundamental skill underlying
musical performance and has been studied for decades as a model of sensorimotor …
musical performance and has been studied for decades as a model of sensorimotor …
Musical training sharpens and bonds ears and tongue to hear speech better
Y Du, RJ Zatorre - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
The idea that musical training improves speech perception in challenging listening
environments is appealing and of clinical importance, yet the mechanisms of any such …
environments is appealing and of clinical importance, yet the mechanisms of any such …
Coordinated plasticity in brainstem and auditory cortex contributes to enhanced categorical speech perception in musicians
Musicianship is associated with neuroplastic changes in brainstem and cortical structures,
as well as improved acuity for behaviorally relevant sounds including speech. However …
as well as improved acuity for behaviorally relevant sounds including speech. However …
Musical training and brain volume in older adults
Musical practice, including musical training and musical performance, has been found to
benefit cognitive function in older adults. Less is known about the role of musical …
benefit cognitive function in older adults. Less is known about the role of musical …
Musicians have fine-tuned neural distinction of speech syllables
One of the benefits musicians derive from their training is an increased ability to detect small
differences between sounds. Here, we asked whether musicians' experience discriminating …
differences between sounds. Here, we asked whether musicians' experience discriminating …
Cognitive factors shape brain networks for auditory skills: spotlight on auditory working memory
N Kraus, DL Strait… - Annals of the New York …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Musicians benefit from real‐life advantages, such as a greater ability to hear speech in noise
and to remember sounds, although the biological mechanisms driving such advantages …
and to remember sounds, although the biological mechanisms driving such advantages …
The relationship between music and language
L Jäncke - Frontiers in psychology, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Bella, SD, Berkowska, M., and Sowinski, J.(2011). Disorders of pitch production in tone
deafness. Front. Psychol. 2: 164. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg. 2011.00164 Besson, M., Chobert, J …
deafness. Front. Psychol. 2: 164. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg. 2011.00164 Besson, M., Chobert, J …
Playing music for a smarter ear: cognitive, perceptual and neurobiological evidence
D Strait, N Kraus - Music perception, 2011 - online.ucpress.edu
human hearing depends on a combination of cognitive and sensory processes that function
by means of an interactive circuitry of bottom-up and top-down neural pathways, extending …
by means of an interactive circuitry of bottom-up and top-down neural pathways, extending …
Train the brain with music (TBM): brain plasticity and cognitive benefits induced by musical training in elderly people in Germany and Switzerland, a study protocol for …
Background Recent data suggest that musical practice prevents age-related cognitive
decline. But experimental evidence remains sparse and no concise information on the …
decline. But experimental evidence remains sparse and no concise information on the …
Evidence of cortical thickness increases in bilateral auditory brain structures following piano learning in older adults
F Worschech, E Altenmüller… - Annals of the New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Morphological differences in the auditory brain of musicians compared to nonmusicians are
often associated with life‐long musical activity. Cross‐sectional studies, however, do not …
often associated with life‐long musical activity. Cross‐sectional studies, however, do not …