Infectious Diseases In the Department of Medicine

Marcie Zinn

Publication Details

  • Functional neural integration and musical skill: Preliminary EEG evidence.

    Marcie Zinn, Ph.D.., Mark Zinn, MM, PC, Greg Feist, Ph.D.. proceedings of the American Psychological Association. 2006

    Musical skill appears to rely on a unique functional brain network, occupying most of the cerebral cortex at once. We found two cortical areas, the temproal-parietal junction, which were highly active during high levels of musical skill. Alternatively, only the left temporal-parietal junction was active during moderate musical skill. This finding, when taken with others, may have training implication for those aspiring in the arts.

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