Music classes in childhood may lead to changes in the brain
<p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Science">Science</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="News">News</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="Cruise">Cruise</span>.</p><p><span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="experiments">experiments</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="Northwestern">Northwestern</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="researchers">researchers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="studying">studying</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="affects">affects</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="brain">brain</span>. <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Tedder">Tedder</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="guitar">guitar</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piano">piano</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horn">horn</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drum">drum</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="important">important</span>. <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="classical">classical</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="music">music</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="this">this</span>…</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="this">this</span>…</p><p><span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="it">it</span>! <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="because">because</span>…</p><p>“<span word="We">We</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="musical">musical</span> <span word="instrument">instrument</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anatomy">anatomy</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="function">function</span>…<span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="works">works</span>.”</p><p><span word="Nina">Nina</span> <span word="Kraus">Kraus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Northwestern">Northwestern</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span>, <span word="Illinois">Illinois</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Auditory">Auditory</span>-<span word="Neuroscience">Neuroscience</span> <span word="Laboratory">Laboratory</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="investigates">investigates</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="affects">affects</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="body">body</span>.</p><p><span word="Recently">Recently</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="lab">lab</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="forty">forty</span>-<span word="five">five</span> <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="classes">classes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="instrument">instrument</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span>.</p><p>“<span word="People">People</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="musical">musical</span> <span word="instrument">instrument</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="it">it</span>! <span word="And">And</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lasting">lasting</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="responded">responded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sound">sound</span>.”</p><p><span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="Kraus">Kraus</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="gently">gently</span> <span word="placing">placing</span> <span word="electrodes">electrodes</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="volunteers">volunteers</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="wires">wires</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="devices">devices</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="connected">connected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="computer">computer</span>.</p>
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