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Does music training enhance auditory and linguistic processing? A systematic review and meta-analysis of behavioral and brain evidence
Journal Title
Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
Year (definitive publication)
2022
Language
English
Country
United States of America
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Abstract
It is often claimed that music training improves auditory and linguistic skills. Results of individual studies are mixed, however, and most evidence is correlational, precluding inferences of causation. Here, we evaluated data from 62 longitudinal studies that examined whether music training programs affect behavioral and brain measures of auditory and linguistic processing (N = 3928). For the behavioral data, a multivariate meta-analysis revealed a small positive effect of music training on both auditory and linguistic measures, regardless of the type of assignment (random vs. non-random), training (instrumental vs. non-instrumental), and control group (active vs. passive). The trim-and-fill method provided suggestive evidence of publication bias, but meta-regression methods (PET-PEESE) did not. For the brain data, a narrative synthesis also documented benefits of music training, namely for measures of auditory processing and for measures of speech and prosody processing. Thus, the available literature provides evidence that music training produces small neurobehavioral enhancements in auditory and linguistic processing, although future studies are needed to confirm that such enhancements are not due to publication bias.
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Keywords
Music training,Longitudinal,Auditory processing,Linguistic processing,Plasticity,Transfer,Neuroimaging,Electrophysiology,Meta-analysis,Systematic review,Narrative synthesis
Fields of Science and Technology Classification
- Basic Medicine - Medical and Health Sciences
- Psychology - Social Sciences
Funding Records
Funding Reference | Funding Entity |
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SFRH/BD/135604/2018 | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
PTDC/PSI-GER/28274/2017 | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
IF/00172/2015 | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |