A little music training in childhood goes a long way
in improving how the brain functions in adulthood when it comes to
listening and the complex processing of sound, according to a new
Northwestern University study.
The impact of
music on the brain has been a hot topic in science in the past decade.
Now Northwestern researchers for the first time have directly examined
what happens after children stop playing a musical instrument after only
a few years -- a common childhood experience.
Compared to
peers with no musical training, adults with one to five years of musical
training as children had enhanced brain responses to complex...
