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Mapping the Musical Mind

Flat mind vision with music instrument and modern device. Concept woman person character with headphones, music plate and double bass. Vector illustration.

Interesting patterns of brain activity emerge during musical analysis exercises. Researchers in Japan used magnetic resonance imaging to study the brains of secondary school students during a task focused on musical observation. They found that students trained to play music from a young age exhibited certain kinds of brain activity more strongly than other students. The researchers also observed a specific link between musical processing and areas of the brain associated with language processing for the first time.

Professor Kuniyoshi L...

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