The effects of music training in relation to brain plasticity have caused excitement, evident
from the popularity of books on this topic among scientists and the general public …

Music is becoming more and more of an issue in the cognitive neurosciences. A major
finding in this research area is that musical practice is associated with structural and …

Fundamental changes in brain structure and function during adolescence are well-
characterized, but the extent to which experience modulates adolescent neurodevelopment …

THIS ARTICLE SUMMARIZES THE MAIN EVIDENCE TO date regarding links between the
brain and music. Musical expertise, often linked to early and intensive learning, is …

During the last decades music neuroscience has become a rapidly growing field within the
area of neuroscience. Music is particularly well suited for studying neuronal plasticity in the …

Neuroscientists have worked for over two decades to understand how the brain processes
music, affects emotions, and changes brain development. Much of this research has been …

Playing a musical instrument changes the anatomy and function of the brain. But do these
changes persist after music training stops? We probed this question by measuring auditory …

Musical training has recently gained additional interest in education as increasing
neuroscientific research demonstrates its positive effects on brain development …

A large body of literature now exists to substantiate the long-held idea that musicians' brains
differ structurally and functionally from non-musicians' brains. These differences include …

Learning to play a musical instrument is a complex task that integrates multiple sensory
modalities and higher-order cognitive functions. Therefore, musical training is considered a …