People who studied music as a child, his life better recognize sounds Bashny.Net

Music has a positive effect on mental sposobnosti



An employee of the laboratory of hearing and neurology at Northwestern University in the US state of Illinois, Nina Kraus found that music education is not only a positive effect on the perception and recognition of sounds, but also can reduce the risk of certain age-related disorders, even if the person doing music only 4-5 years as a child.

Data from Kraus, indicate that he received his musical education at the age from 4 to 14 years are better able to recognize speech, than people without it.



In the experiment, the subjects were listening to a synthesized sound corresponding syllables of the English language, with the "musicians" the central nervous system to react to it quickly even against the background noise, especially when compared with older participants who displayed a difficulty when processing frequently changing speech elements. The researchers also found that people are better educated musically sounds picked up by ear (which is quite natural) and more clearly perceive their emotional color.

The results of research by Nina Kraus, who are supported by the National Science Foundation, published in an issue of the publication «Journal of Neuroscience».

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