Hacking the Brain: Triggering Neuroplasticity for Enhancing Musical Talent: A study on Monkey and Human behavior after Exposure to Videogames and Visual/Auditory Stimuli to Increase Musical Abilities through Neuroplasticity

2019/01/05 by Lucas Agudiez Roitman, Roitman, Lucas Agudiez, Poppy Crum +1
Arts and Humanities · Neuroscience · #Diverse Music Education Insights #FOS: Biological sciences #Neurons and Cognition (q-bio.NC) #Neuroscience and Music Perception #Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1901.01362

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Abstract

In this paper, we analyze the cognitive improvements that can be achieved through hacking the brain through the use of multiple methods to enhance neuroplasticity. Exposure to gaming, for example, has proven conducive for learning real-world abilities through auditory and visual stimuli. We will discuss cortical magnification and receptive field sizes, as well as topographic brain maps in the context of neuroplasticity. We finally propose more studies to be performed to improve musical talent and musical abilities.

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