Scientific interest in expertise—superior performance within a specific domain—has a long history in psychology. Although there is a broad consensus that a long period of practice is …
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 …
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 …
Y Chang - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Novel experience and learning new skills are known as modulators of brain function. Advances in non-invasive brain imaging have provided new insight into structural and …
Humans engagement in music rests on underlying elements such as the listeners' cultural background and interest in music. These factors modulate how listeners anticipate musical …
LR Slevc, NS Davey, M Buschkuehl, SM Jaeggi - Cognition, 2016 - Elsevier
A growing body of research suggests that musical experience and ability are related to a variety of cognitive abilities, including executive functioning (EF). However, it is not yet clear …
Building on her earlier work,'The Power of Music: A Research Synthesis of the Impact of Actively Making Music on the Intellectual, Social and Personal Development of Children and …
Using optimized voxel-based morphometry, we performed grey matter density analyses on 59 age-, sex-and intelligence-matched young adults with three distinct, progressive levels of …
Music is a cultural universal and a rich part of the human experience. However, little is known about common brain systems that support the processing and integration of …