Considerable evidence suggests that musical education induces structural and functional
neuroplasticity in the brain. This study aimed to explore the potential impact of such changes …

It is known that early music learning (playing of an instrument) modifies functional brain
structure (both white and gray matter) and connectivity, especially callosal transfer, motor …

Phonological processing has been postulated as a core area of deficit among children with
dyslexia. Reduced brain activation during phonological processing in children with dyslexia …

Introduction In this study, we employed a combined electromagnetic recording technique, ie,
electroencephalogram (EEG)/event-related potentials (ERPs) plus standardized weighted …

Purpose: We review a series of experiments aimed at studying pitch processing in music
and speech. These studies were conducted with musician and non musician adults and …

A burgeoning question in understanding literacy development is whether engaging in
musical training directly transfers benefits to reading-related skills. Although, there is …

According to prevailing views, brain organization is modulated by practice, eg, during
musical or linguistic training. Most recent results, using both neuropsychological tests and …

The acquisition of literacy has a profound impact on the functional specialization and
lateralization of the visual cortex. Due to the overall lateralization of the language network …

The association between music and language, in particular, the overlap in their processing
results in the possibility to use one domain for the enhancement of the other. Especially in …

Numerous arguments in the recent neuroscientific literature support the use of musical
training as a therapeutic tool among the arsenal already available to therapists and …