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Musical training offsets memory-loss & effects of aging

Posted on May 13, 2011 by admin

Lifelong musical training appears to offset some of the deleterious effects of aging — memory and the ability to hear speech in noise — researchers at Northwestern University have found. The researchers tested 18 musicians and 19 non-musicians aged 45 … Continue reading →

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Scientific review of how music training primes nervous system and boosts learning

Posted on July 23, 2010 by admin

Now a data-driven review by Northwestern University researchers that will be published July 20 in Nature Reviews Neuroscience pulls together converging research from the scientific literature linking musical training to learning that spills over to skills including language, speech, memory, … Continue reading →

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