The musician's brain as a model of neuroplasticity
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- 1 June 2002
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature Reviews Neuroscience
- Vol. 3 (6) , 473-478
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn843
Abstract
Studies of experience-driven neuroplasticity at the behavioural, ensemble, cellular and molecular levels have shown that the structure and significance of the eliciting stimulus can determine the neural changes that result. Studying such effects in humans is difficult, but professional musicians represent an ideal model in which to investigate plastic changes in the human brain. There are two advantages to studying plasticity in musicians: the complexity of the eliciting stimulus — music — and the extent of their exposure to this stimulus. Here, we focus on the functional and anatomical differences that have been detected in musicians by modern neuroimaging methods.Keywords
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