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The effect of early musical training on adult motor performance: evidence for a sensitive period in motor learning

Author(s): Penhune V; Watanabe D; Savion-Lemieux T;

This experiment demonstrates that musicians who began training before age seven perform better on a rhythmic tapping task than musicians who began after the age of seven, when the two groups are matched for years of experience. These results support the ide...

Article GUID: 16597774
Cognitive plasticity in older adults: effects of cognitive training and physical exercise.

Author(s): Bherer L

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2015 Mar;1337:1-6 Authors: Bherer L

Article GUID: 25773610
Title:The effect of early musical training on adult motor performance: evidence for a sensitive period in motor learning
Authors:Penhune V,  Watanabe D,  Savion-Lemieux T, 
Link:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16597774/
DOI:10.1196/annals.1360.049
Category:Ann N Y Acad Sci
PMID:16597774
Dept Affiliation: MLNP
1 Laboratory for Motor Learning and Neural Plasticity, Department of Psychology, SP-A 244, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke W, Montreal, QC H4B 1R6, Canada. vpenhune@vax2.concordia.ca

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This experiment demonstrates that musicians who began training before age seven perform better on a rhythmic tapping task than musicians who began after the age of seven, when the two groups are matched for years of experience. These results support the idea that there may be a sensitive period in childhood for motor training, similar to that observed for language learning.