Music instruction appears to accelerate brain development in young children, particularly in the areas of the brain responsible for processing sound, language development, speech perception and reading skills, according to initial results of a five-year study by USC neuroscientists. Continue reading “Children’s brains develop faster with music training”
Music training can change children’s brain structure and boost decision-making network
If the brain is a muscle, then learning to play an instrument and read music is the ultimate exercise. Two new studies from the Brain and Creativity Institute at USC show that as little as two years of music instruction has multiple benefits. Continue reading “Music training can change children’s brain structure and boost decision-making network”
How Does a Mathematician’s Brain Differ from That of a Mere Mortal?
Alan Turing, Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking, John Nash—these “beautiful” minds never fail to enchant the public, but they also remain somewhat elusive. How do some people progress from being able to perform basic arithmetic to grasping advanced mathematical concepts and thinking at levels of abstraction that baffle the rest of the population? Neuroscience has now begun to pin down whether the brain of a math wiz somehow takes conceptual thinking to another level. Continue reading “How Does a Mathematician’s Brain Differ from That of a Mere Mortal?”
Brain mechanism involved in language learning
Learning a new language may be more of a science than an art, a University of Sussex study finds. Continue reading “Brain mechanism involved in language learning”
Exercise reorganizes the brain to be more resilient to stress
Physical activity reorganizes the brain so that its response to stress is reduced and anxiety is less likely to interfere with normal brain function, according to a research team based at Princeton University. Continue reading “Exercise reorganizes the brain to be more resilient to stress”
Maternal depressive emotion associated with children’s sleep problems
Maternal depressive mood during the prenatal and postnatal periods is related to child sleep disturbances, according to recent pilot data from a longitudinal cohort study in kindergarten children. Continue reading “Maternal depressive emotion associated with children’s sleep problems”
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