Musical training does not enhance neural sound encoding at early stages of the auditory system: A large-scale multisite investigation

• Published in: bioRxiv
• Main Authors: Whiteford, Kelly L, Baltzell, Lucas S, Chiu, Matt, Cooper, John K, Faucher, Stefanie, Goh, Pui Yii, Hagedorn, Anna, Irsik, Vanessa C, Irvine, Audra, Lim, Sung-Joo, Mesik, Juraj, Mesquita, Bruno, Oakes, Breanna, Rajappa, Neha, Roverud, Elin, Schrlau, Amy E, Van Hedger, Stephen C, Bharadwaj, Hari M, Johnsrude, Ingrid S, Kidd, Gerald, Luebke, Anne E, Maddox, Ross K, Marvin, Elizabeth W, Perrachione, Tyler K, Shinn-Cunningham, Barbara G, Oxenham, Andrew J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 04.09.2024

Musical training has been associated with enhanced neural processing of sounds, as measured via the frequency following response (FFR), implying the potential for human subcortical neural plasticity. We conducted a large-scale multi-site preregistered study (n > 260) to replicate and extend the f...