Brain morphometry shows effects of long-term musical practice in middle-aged keyboard players

Brain morphometry shows effects of long-term musical practice in middle-aged keyboard players

To what extent does musical practice change the structure of the brain? In order to understand how long-lasting musical training changes brain structure, 20 male right-handed, middle-aged professional musicians and 19 matched controls were investigated. Among the musicians, 13 were pianists or organ...

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Main Authors: Hanna eGärtner, Martina eMinnerop, Peter ePieperhoff, Axel eSchleicher, Karl eZilles, Eckart eAltenmüller, Katrin eAmunts
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
Cerebral Cortex
MRI
musicians
brain plasticity
long-term musical practice
Deformation Field Morphometry
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00636/full

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