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Kids’ auditory brain skills improve with two years of music training...

Sep 25, 2014 by

There’s new evidence that community music programs can boost children’s auditory brain function in just two years....

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How music benefits the brain

Jun 5, 2014 by

Researchers have discovered by even brief musical training benefits the brain: it increases blood flow in the left hemisphere of the brain. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/276595.php...

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Musical aptitude affected by genes

Apr 30, 2014 by

New research published in “Molecular Psychiatry” indicates that multiple regions in the human genome are linked to musical aptitude....

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Brain’s motor network helps us remember music better

Apr 16, 2014 by

Researchers from McGill University have found that the brain’s motor network helps us recognize and remember music that we’ve performed better than music we’ve only heard....

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Music and language linked in brains of jazz musicians

Mar 10, 2014 by

A study of male jazz musicians found that while they improved, their brain’s syntax and language processing regions were activated. It’s as if the musicians (who are “trading fours” as it’s called) are speaking and processing what they’ve heard,...

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