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Does practice shape the brain?

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  • Pat Monaghan

    (Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Graham Kerr Building, Glasgow University)

  • Neil B. Metcalfe

    (Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Graham Kerr Building, Glasgow University)

  • Graeme D. Ruxton

    (Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Graham Kerr Building, Glasgow University)

Abstract

Pantev et al. (Nature 392, 811–814; 1998) suggest that the degree of cortical reorganization and enhancement of the cortical response to musical notes depends on the age at which musicians first begin learning to play an instrument. Specifically, the younger the subjects were when they started to play, the larger was their cortical reorganization in recognition of piano tones. In addition to its biological interest, such a finding, if true, would have great implications for musical education. But we believe that the evidence presented by Pantev et al. is equally consistent with other interpretations.

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  • Pat Monaghan & Neil B. Metcalfe & Graeme D. Ruxton, 1998. "Does practice shape the brain?," Nature, Nature, vol. 394(6692), pages 434-434, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:394:y:1998:i:6692:d:10.1038_28775
    DOI: 10.1038/28775
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    1. Philip Yang, 2015. "The impact of music on educational attainment," Journal of Cultural Economics, Springer;The Association for Cultural Economics International, vol. 39(4), pages 369-396, November.

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