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In: Lifelong Engagement with Music Music and Neural Plasticity

@inproceedings{Merrett2011InLE,
  title={In: Lifelong Engagement with Music Music and Neural Plasticity},
  author={Dawn L. Merrett and Sarah J Wilson},
  year={2011}
}
This chapter reviews material on the effects of music training on the brain. The review is framed within the broader theoretical context of neuroplasticity and experience, as well as the relationship between behaviour and brain structure and function. It presents a comprehensive account of studies that have investigated differences in the brains and behaviour of musicians compared with non-musicians, with an emphasis on variables that may moderate the relationship between music training and… 
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