Neural Advantages of Older Musicians Involve the Cerebellum: Implications for Healthy Aging Through Lifelong Musical Instrument Training

Neural Advantages of Older Musicians Involve the Cerebellum: Implications for Healthy Aging Through Lifelong Musical Instrument Training

This study compared 30 older musicians and 30 age-matched non-musicians to investigate the association between lifelong musical instrument training and age-related cognitive decline and brain atrophy (musicians: mean age 70.8 years, musical experience 52.7 years; non-musicians: mean age 71.4 years,...

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Main Authors: Masatoshi Yamashita, Chie Ohsawa, Maki Suzuki, Xia Guo, Makiko Sadakata, Yuki Otsuka, Kohei Asano, Nobuhito Abe, Kaoru Sekiyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
aging
older musicians
cerebellum
finger tap
music imagery
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2021.784026/full

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