Musical training has been shown to positively influence linguistic abilities. To follow the
developmental dynamics of this transfer effect at the preattentive level, we conducted a …

We conducted a longitudinal study with 32 nonmusician children over 9 months to determine
1) whether functional differences between musician and nonmusician children reflect …

Musical training confers advantages in speech-sound processing, which could play an
important role in early childhood education. To understand the mechanisms of this effect, we …

This event‐related brain potential study aims to contribute to the present debate regarding
the effect of musical training on the maturation of the human auditory nervous system. To …

Individuals with music training in early childhood show enhanced processing of musical
sounds, an effect that generalizes to speech processing. However, the conclusions drawn …

The question of how musical training can influence perceptual and cognitive abilities of
children has been the subject of numerous past studies. However, evidence showing which …

Musical aptitude and language talent are highly intertwined when it comes to phonetic
language ability. Research on pre-school children's musical abilities and foreign language …

Music and language engage similar processing mechanisms, including auditory processing
and higher cognitive functions, recruiting partially overlapping brain structures. It has been …

Adult musician's brains show structural enlargements, but it is not known whether these are
inborn or a consequence of long-term training. In addition, music training in childhood has …

One of the primary goals of cognitive neuroscience is to understand the interaction between
genes, development and specific experience. A particularly fascinating example of this …