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 …

Music is a universal language that can elicit profound emotional and cognitive responses. In
this literature review, we explore the intricate relationship between music and the brain, from …

El cerebro humano es una máquina extraordinaria, capaz de transformarse a sí misma a
partir de la experiencia y de albergar talentos que nos vuelven únicos como especie …

Music is a highly complex and versatile stimulus for the brain that engages many temporal,
frontal, parietal, cerebellar, and subcortical areas involved in auditory, cognitive, emotional …

Practicing a musical instrument is associated with cognitive benefits and structural brain
changes in correlational and interventional trials; however, the effect of musical training on …

Background and objectives Choir singing has been associated with better mood and quality
of life (QOL) in healthy older adults, but little is known about its potential cognitive benefits in …

Instrumental music and language are both syntactic systems, employing complex,
hierarchically-structured sequences built using implicit structural norms. This organization …

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 …

Skill learning is the improvement in perceptual, cognitive, or motor performance following
practice. Expert performance levels can be achieved with well-organized knowledge, using …

In the last decade, several studies have investigated the neuroplastic changes induced by
long-term musical training. Here we investigated structural brain differences in expert …