Music training has traditionally been a fundamental component of children's education
across several cultures. Moreover, music training has been hypothesized to enhance the …

Background Existing systematic reviews provide evidence that music therapy is an effective
intervention in the treatment of children and adolescents with psychopathology. The …

Background We aimed to determine and compare the effects of music therapy and music
medicine on depression, and explore the potential factors associated with the effect …

Learn how the brain processes mathematical concepts and why some students develop
math anxiety! David A. Sousa discusses the cognitive mechanisms for learning mathematics …

Aim A pilot cluster randomized controlled trial was performed to evaluate the effects of a
music group intervention and a leisure activities group intervention on well-being, self …

Early-life education (years of schooling) has been investigated in regards to cognition,
health outcomes and mortality. It has been shown to confer cognitive reserve that might …

Cross-sectional studies in adults have long identified differences in cortical structure in
adults with depression compared to healthy adults, with most studies identifying reductions …

Executive functions are cognitive control processes for regulating attention and behavior
and are of enormous importance for child development. Accordingly, it is desirable to find …

Experience-dependent neural plasticity is high in the developing brain, presenting a unique
window of opportunity for training. To optimize existing training programs and develop new …

Research investigating effects of music instruction on executive functioning (EF) has yielded
mixed results, relying only on a small and inadequate number of true randomized and …