Experience Playing a Musical Instrument and Overnight Sleep Enhance Performance on a Sequential Typing Task.

The smooth, coordinated fine motor movements required to play a musical instrument are not only highly valued in our society; they also predict academic success in areas that generalize beyond the motor domain, including reading and math readiness, and verbal abilities. Interestingly, motor skills t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Matthew A Tucker, Nam Nguyen, Robert Stickgold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4966959?pdf=render