Research on how the brain processes music is emerging as a rich and stimulating area of
investigation of perception, memory, emotion, and performance. Results emanating from …

Studies of experience-driven neuroplasticity at the behavioural, ensemble, cellular and
molecular levels have shown that the structure and significance of the eliciting stimulus can …

The motor cortex is capable of reliably driving complex movements, yet exhibits
considerable plasticity during motor learning,,,,,,,. These observations suggest that the …

How does thinking affect doing? There is a widely held view—both in academia and in the
popular press—that thinking about what you are doing, as you are doing it, hinders …

The relationship between the brain and the environment is flexible, forming the foundation
for our ability to learn. Here we review the current state of our understanding of the …

To investigate cortical auditory and motor coupling in professional musicians, we compared
the functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) activity of seven pianists to seven non …

Much is known about the motor system and its role in simple movement execution. However,
little is understood about the neural systems underlying auditory-motor integration in the …

We compared activation maps of professional and amateur violinists during actual and
imagined performance of Mozart's violin concerto in G major (KV216). Execution and …

Broca's area is a major neuroanatomical substrate for spoken language and various
musically relevant abilities, including visuospatial and audiospatial localization. Sight …

Cerebral plasticity, which is the dynamic potential of the brain to reorganize itself during
ontogeny, learning, or following damage, has been widely studied in the last decade, in …