From cognition to action
This chapter discusses recent studies exploring the relationship between general cognitions and musical skills in musicians and non-musicians. It shows that there are intimate links between musical ability and various cognitions including perception, sight-reading, memory, action planning and organizing, attention, and visuospatial functions. It also discusses whether music might have an impact on the development of intellectual functions.
Keywords: cognition, musical skills, musicians, non-musicians, perception, sight-reading, memory, action planning, attention, visuospatial functions
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