Abstract
To increase our understanding of the phonemic processing skills of
musical and non-musical subjects, the Dichotic Listening task was
performed in children and adults with varying degrees of musical
aptitude. The roles of maturation and musical training were also
investigated. The results showed superior left ear monitoring skills
among the adults who practised music regularly. This may indicate
altered hemispheric functioning. Other musically talented subjects
did not have the ability to control left ear functioning in an equal
manner, for instance, the performance of musical children and their
non-musical controls in the forced-left / left ear condition did
not differ. Thus, regular music practice may have a modulatory effect
on the brain's linguistic organization and therefore, the beneficial
effects of music on other cognitive skills should not be underestimated.
- adult,aptitude,child,child
- development,hearing,hearing
- discrimination,students,students:
- physiology,humans,language,music,pitch
- psychology,acquisition,language,music,musicality,perception,speech
- tests,hearing:
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