Arts Training, Reading, and Brain Imaging
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Category:
Research Report |
Issue(s) Addressed:
Inherent value/intelligence Supporting learning in other subjects |
Attribution
Brian Wandell, Robert F. Dougherty, Michal Ben-Shachar, Gayle K. Deutsch, and Jessica Tsang, Stanford University, in Learning, Arts, and the Brain (Dana Press, 2008)
Item Text
...Our data on the relationship between arts training and cognitive development revealed a correlation between the amount of music training and the amount of improvement in reading fluency in children.... We discovered a correlation between brain structure--the diffusion properties of a part of the corpus callosum--and reading ability as well as phonological awareness, an auditory skill that is closely related to reading ability.
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Submitter Information
- Name: MENC Staff
- Email: advocacy@menc.org