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Transfer of training between music and language| old_uid | 4660 |
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| title | Transfer of training between music and language |
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| start_date | 2008/04/21 |
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| schedule | 11h-12h30 |
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| online | no |
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| summary | I will describe a series of experiments aiming at uncover the neurobiological basis of transfer effects between music and language. There is growing evidence that extended musical training has profound consequences on music perception and performance and on the anatomo-functional organization of the brain. Consequently, the musician brain has been acknowledged as a good model for brain plasticity. Whether music training also improves other perceptive and cognitive abilities however remains an open question. Behavioural studies have provided mixed evidence. We used a pitch discrimination task with both musical and speech stimuli. The pitch of the final notes or words was parametrically manipulated so that the discrimination was either easy or difficult. Results showed that musician adults and children performed better than non musicians both in music and in language thereby showing positive transfer effects. These enhancements were reflected by specific patterns in the brain electrical activity. Finally, results of a longitudinal study with non musician children trained either with music or painting demonstrate that musical training, rather than some uncontrolled factors or some genetic predispositions for music, is responsible for the effects found at the behavioural and neurophysiological levels (evidence for nurture rather than nature). |
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