RT journal article
T1 Can the professional study of a musical instrument be associated with the development of cognitive processes? A meta-analytic study
A1 Pérez-Eizaguirre, Miren
A1 Vergara Moragues, Esperanza
A1 Privado, Jesús
A2 Psicología
K1 Cognition
K1 executive function
K1 intelligence
K1 memory
K1 music
K1 psychology
AB The objective of this work was to carry out a systematic review and meta-analysis to understandthe effect that formal music training has on cognitive development, specifically on executivefunctions, memory, and intelligence. Of the 84 studies identified in the meta-analysis, 16 met theinclusion criteria. The cognitive processes analyzed were divided into three different cognitivedomains: executive function, memory, and intelligence, with two moderating variables, age andprofessional experience. The results indicated that professional musicians score higher in thethree cognitive domains: executive function, memory and intelligence. Taking into account ageand musical experience, these differences lessen for executive function and increase for memoryand intelligence, but always with higher scores for professional musicians. This data indicates thatformal music training might go along with cognitive development, and thus be indicative of thedevelopment of cognitive processes, which remains over time.
SN 0255-7614
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/33110
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/33110
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 10-may-2026