A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Modification of dichotic listening (DL) performance by musico-linguistic abilities and age
Authors: Riia Milovanov, Mari Tervaniemi, FiiaTakio, Heikki Hämäläinen
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Publication year: 2007
Journal: Brain Research
Journal name in source: BRAIN RESEARCH
Journal acronym: BRAIN RES
Volume: 1156
First page : 168
Last page: 173
Number of pages: 6
ISSN: 0006-8993
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2007.04.048
Abstract
To increase our understanding of the phonemic processing skills of musical and non-musical subjects, the Dichotic Listening task was performed in children and adults with varying degrees of musical aptitude. The roles of maturation and musical training were also investigated. The results showed superior left ear monitoring skills among the adults who practised music regularly. This may indicate altered hemispheric functioning. Other musically talented subjects did not have the ability to control left ear functioning in an equal manner, for instance, the performance of musical children and their non-musical controls in the forced-left / left ear condition did not differ. Thus, regular music practice may have a modulatory effect on the brain's linguistic organization and therefore, the beneficial effects of music on other cognitive skills should not be underestimated. (c) 2007 Published by Elsevier B.V.
To increase our understanding of the phonemic processing skills of musical and non-musical subjects, the Dichotic Listening task was performed in children and adults with varying degrees of musical aptitude. The roles of maturation and musical training were also investigated. The results showed superior left ear monitoring skills among the adults who practised music regularly. This may indicate altered hemispheric functioning. Other musically talented subjects did not have the ability to control left ear functioning in an equal manner, for instance, the performance of musical children and their non-musical controls in the forced-left / left ear condition did not differ. Thus, regular music practice may have a modulatory effect on the brain's linguistic organization and therefore, the beneficial effects of music on other cognitive skills should not be underestimated. (c) 2007 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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