Tweet Commentary from Lutz Jäncke (Thanks to Dr. Ellen Taliaferro for sharing this study with me) This study supports my own interpretation of the brain’s capability for experience-dependent influences on brain anatomy and function. In concrete, this study demonstrates that 6-year-old children receiving instrumental musical training for 15 months not only learned to play their musical instrument but […]
Entries from April 29th, 2009
"Musical Training Shapes Brain Development" reports medical study
April 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
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Your Brain on Bach
April 28th, 2009 · No Comments · how the brain works, music and the brain, Uncategorized
Tweet Thanks to my friend Glenda Neely, a Vanderbilt alum for sending me this excellent article: Musicians really do think differently than the rest of us. Vanderbilt psychologists have found that professionally trained musicians more effectively use a creative technique called divergent thinking, and use both the left and right sides of their frontal cortex more heavily […]
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Music and the Brain…in Paris!
April 10th, 2009 · No Comments · music and the brain
Tweet Well, I’m always looking for connections between my life, my brain, and the music I love. My brain has really been enjoying Paris and all the sights, smells, tastes and sounds! Yesterday, I went to meet my friend Skip Sempe, harpsichordist extraordinaire, who now lives in Paris. He and I were both interviewed for […]
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