Journal
NEUROREPORT
Volume 15, Issue 12, Pages 1917-1921Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/00001756-200408260-00017
Keywords
auditory cortex; auditory evoked potentials; electroencephalography; musical training; nature/nurture; neuroplasticity
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Auditory evoked potentials (AEPs) express the development of mature synaptic connections in the upper neocortical laminae known to occur between 4 and 15 years of age. AEPs evoked by piano, violin, and pure tones were measured twice in a group of 4- to 5-year-old children enrolled in Suzuki music lessons and in non-musician controls. PI was larger in the Suzuki pupils for all tones whereas P2 was enhanced specifically for the instrument of practice (piano or violin). AEPs observed for the instrument of practice were comparable to those of non-musician children about 3 years older in chronological age. The findings set into relief a general process by which the neocortical synaptic matrix is shaped by an accumulation of specific auditory experiences.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available