%0 Journal Article %1 Schneider2002a %A Schneider, Peter %A Scherg, Michael %A Dosch, H Günter %A Specht, Hans J %A Gutschalk, Alexander %A Rupp, André %D 2002 %J Nature Neuroscience %K Acoustic Aged,Music,Predictive Cortex,Auditory Cortex: Imaging,Magnetoencephalography,Male,Middle Lobe,Temporal Lobe: Potentials,Female,Humans,Magnetic Resonance Stimulation,Adult,Aptitude,Aptitude: Tests,Temporal Value \& anatomy histology,Auditory histology,Temporal of physiology,Auditory,Auditory physiology,Auditory: physiology,Evoked physiology,music,musicality,neuro,perception %N 7 %P 688--94 %R 10.1038/nn871 %T Morphology of Heschl's gyrus reflects enhanced activation in the auditory cortex of musicians %U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12068300 %V 5 %X Using magnetoencephalography (MEG), we compared the processing of sinusoidal tones in the auditory cortex of 12 non-musicians, 12 professional musicians and 13 amateur musicians. We found neurophysiological and anatomical differences between groups. In professional musicians as compared to non-musicians, the activity evoked in primary auditory cortex 19-30 ms after stimulus onset was 102\% larger, and the gray matter volume of the anteromedial portion of Heschl's gyrus was 130\% larger. Both quantities were highly correlated with musical aptitude, as measured by psychometric evaluation. These results indicate that both the morphology and neurophysiology of Heschl's gyrus have an essential impact on musical aptitude.

@article{Schneider2002a, abstract = {Using magnetoencephalography (MEG), we compared the processing of sinusoidal tones in the auditory cortex of 12 non-musicians, 12 professional musicians and 13 amateur musicians. We found neurophysiological and anatomical differences between groups. In professional musicians as compared to non-musicians, the activity evoked in primary auditory cortex 19-30 ms after stimulus onset was 102\% larger, and the gray matter volume of the anteromedial portion of Heschl's gyrus was 130\% larger. Both quantities were highly correlated with musical aptitude, as measured by psychometric evaluation. These results indicate that both the morphology and neurophysiology of Heschl's gyrus have an essential impact on musical aptitude.}, added-at = {2011-03-27T17:20:41.000+0200}, author = {Schneider, Peter and Scherg, Michael and Dosch, H G\"{u}nter and Specht, Hans J and Gutschalk, Alexander and Rupp, Andr\'{e}}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2a6a0dff6657872e494c34bd4099336a7/yevb0}, doi = {10.1038/nn871}, file = {Schneider et al._2002_Morphology of Heschl's gyrus reflects enhanced activation in the auditory cortex of musicians.pdf:Schneider et al._2002_Morphology of Heschl's gyrus reflects enhanced activation in the auditory cortex of musicians.pdf:PDF}, interhash = {5c0a805d270d6f0af43cf00dbbbfd11f}, intrahash = {a6a0dff6657872e494c34bd4099336a7}, issn = {1097-6256}, journal = {Nature Neuroscience}, keywords = {Acoustic Aged,Music,Predictive Cortex,Auditory Cortex: Imaging,Magnetoencephalography,Male,Middle Lobe,Temporal Lobe: Potentials,Female,Humans,Magnetic Resonance Stimulation,Adult,Aptitude,Aptitude: Tests,Temporal Value \& anatomy histology,Auditory histology,Temporal of physiology,Auditory,Auditory physiology,Auditory: physiology,Evoked physiology,music,musicality,neuro,perception}, mendeley-tags = {music,musicality,neuro,perception}, month = jul, number = 7, pages = {688--94}, pmid = {12068300}, timestamp = {2011-03-27T17:21:06.000+0200}, title = {Morphology of Heschl's gyrus reflects enhanced activation in the auditory cortex of musicians}, url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12068300}, volume = 5, year = 2002 }