UDP-glycosyltransferases (UGTs) catalyze the covalent addition of sugars to a broad range
of lipophilic molecules. This biotransformation plays a critical role in elimination of a broad …

Training programs aimed to alleviate or improve auditory-cognitive abilities have either
experienced mixed success or remain to be fully validated. The limited benefits of such …

Musical skills and expertise vary greatly in Western societies. Individuals can differ in their
repertoire of musical behaviours as well as in the level of skill they display for any single …

Music in the Human Experience: An Introduction to Music Psychology, Second Edition, is
geared toward music students yet incorporates other disciplines to provide an explanation …

Musical training is associated with a myriad of neuroplastic changes in the brain, including
more robust and efficient neural processing of clean and degraded speech signals at …

Music is an integral part of the cultural heritage of all known human societies, with the
capacity for music perception and production present in most people. Researchers generally …

Musicianship is associated with neuroplastic changes in brainstem and cortical structures,
as well as improved acuity for behaviorally relevant sounds including speech. However …

Studies on associations between music training and cognitive abilities typically focus on the
possible benefits of music lessons. Recent research suggests, however, that many of these …

Insights into the evolution of non-model organisms are limited by the lack of reference
genomes of high accuracy, completeness, and contiguity. Here, we present a chromosome …

Advances in molecular technologies make it possible to pinpoint genomic factors associated
with complex human traits. For cognition and behaviour, identification of underlying genes …