The Conversation – Amy Spray
“The notion that musical training can have positive effects on cognitive functions other than music has long been a source of interest…Recently, research has shifted focus from effects on musical training on global intelligence and instead focuses on benefits to specific skills and tasks in individuals…A new study, just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, aimed to assess neurodevelopment in adolescence…suggests that participation in musical training can accelerate brain development and that this can benefit literacy skills…These advantages may also have potential to provide enhancements to a wider range of skills, such as the learning of a second language.”(more)