Benz Sarah, Sellaro Roberta, Hommel Bernhard, Colzato Lorenza S
Institute of Experimental Psychology, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany.
Cognitive Psychology Unit and Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition, Leiden University Leiden, Netherlands.
Front Psychol. 2016 Jan 7;6:2023. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.02023. eCollection 2015.
Musical training is becoming increasingly popular as a topic for scientific research. Here we review the available studies investigating whether and to which degree musical experience generalizes to cognitive functions unrelated to music abilities in healthy humans. In general, it seems that musical training is associated with enhancing effects, even if sometimes only restricted to the auditory domain, on various cognitive functions spanning from executive control to creativity. We conclude that musical engagement may be a useful cognitive training to promote cognitive enhancement, but more research using longitudinal studies and taking into account individual differences is necessary to determine actual benefits.
音乐训练作为一个科学研究的主题正变得越来越流行。在此,我们回顾现有的研究,这些研究探讨了音乐体验是否以及在何种程度上能推广到健康人类中与音乐能力无关的认知功能。总体而言,音乐训练似乎与从执行控制到创造力等各种认知功能的增强效应有关,即使有时这种关联仅局限于听觉领域。我们得出结论,参与音乐活动可能是促进认知增强的一种有益的认知训练,但需要更多采用纵向研究并考虑个体差异的研究来确定实际益处。