News Finding: "What this shows is we can be trained, in effect, to make more efficient use of our auditory-detection systems," observes study coauthor David Poeppel, a professor in psychology department and Center for Neural Science and director of the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics in Frankfurt.
Paper Finding: As expected, we found ( Importantly, we also found a main effect of musical expertise [F (1,66) = 9.12, P < 0.005].
News Context: Not surprisingly, the study found that musicians have more potent oscillatory mechanisms than do non-musicians--but this discovery's importance goes beyond the value of musical instruction. "What this shows is we can be trained, in effect, to make more efficient use of our auditory-detection systems," observes study coauthor David Poeppel, a professor in psychology department and Center for Neural Science and director of the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics in Frankfurt. "Musicians, through their experience, are simply better at this type of processing."
Paper Context: Musical Training Enhances Entrainment. As expected, we found ( Importantly, we also found a main effect of musical expertise [F (1,66) = 9.12, P < 0.005]. Post hoc planned comparisons showed significant differences of musical expertise for 1.5 nps (P < 0.05) and at 0.7 nps (P < 0.05).