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Scientists study music help me in life
The researchers found that children who received musical education, it is better and faster processed and retained information and solve problems.
A controlled study using functional MRI of the brain was undertaken by researchers at Boston children's hospital. The leader of the study, Nadine Gaab says, "since Executive functioning is a strong predictor of academic achievement, even more than IQ, we think our findings have strong educational implications. At that time, as many schools are cutting music programs and spending more and more time to prepare for the tests, our results show that music education can actually help to set up children for a better academic future."
Executive functions are cognitive processes on a high level, which allows people to quickly process and retain information, regulate their behaviour, make the right choice, to solve problems. Gaab and colleagues compared 15 musically trained children, 9 to 12 years, with a control group of 12 untrained children of the same age.
Musically trained children had to play a musical instrument for at least two years of regular classes. (On average, the children played for 5.2 years and practiced 3.7 V hours per week, starting at the age of 5.9.). The researchers similarly compared 15 adults who were active professional musicians with 15 people not involved in music.
Groups were compared on IQ, they passed a series of cognitive tests, and the children were screened for MRI imaging of their brains during testing. On cognitive testing, adult musicians and musically trained children showed enhanced performance on several aspects of Executive functioning. On MRI, children with musical training showed enhanced activation of specific areas of the prefrontal cortex during the test. "Our results may have implications for children and adults who are struggling with impaired Executive functioning, for example, children with ADHD," he finished Gaab.
Source: nauka24news.ru/
A controlled study using functional MRI of the brain was undertaken by researchers at Boston children's hospital. The leader of the study, Nadine Gaab says, "since Executive functioning is a strong predictor of academic achievement, even more than IQ, we think our findings have strong educational implications. At that time, as many schools are cutting music programs and spending more and more time to prepare for the tests, our results show that music education can actually help to set up children for a better academic future."
Executive functions are cognitive processes on a high level, which allows people to quickly process and retain information, regulate their behaviour, make the right choice, to solve problems. Gaab and colleagues compared 15 musically trained children, 9 to 12 years, with a control group of 12 untrained children of the same age.
Musically trained children had to play a musical instrument for at least two years of regular classes. (On average, the children played for 5.2 years and practiced 3.7 V hours per week, starting at the age of 5.9.). The researchers similarly compared 15 adults who were active professional musicians with 15 people not involved in music.
Groups were compared on IQ, they passed a series of cognitive tests, and the children were screened for MRI imaging of their brains during testing. On cognitive testing, adult musicians and musically trained children showed enhanced performance on several aspects of Executive functioning. On MRI, children with musical training showed enhanced activation of specific areas of the prefrontal cortex during the test. "Our results may have implications for children and adults who are struggling with impaired Executive functioning, for example, children with ADHD," he finished Gaab.
Source: nauka24news.ru/
