According to prevailing views, brain organization is modulated by
practice, e.g., during musical or linguistic training. Most recent
results, using both neuropsychological tests and brain measures,
revealed an intriguing connection between musical aptitude and second
language linguistic abilities. A significant relationship between higher
musical aptitude, better second language pronunciation skills, accurate
chord discrimination ability, and more prominent sound-change-evoked
brain activation in response to musical stimuli was found. Moreover,
regular music practice may also have a modulatory effect on the brain’s
linguistic organization and alter hemispheric functioning in those who
have regularly practised music for years. These findings, together with
their implications, will be introduced and elaborated in our review.