Your Brain On Music

Daniel J. Levitin, in his book This Is Your Brain On Music, says "...although many people say that (early) music lessons didn't take, cognitive neuroscientists have found otherwise in their laboratories. Even just a small exposure to music lessons as a child creates neural circuits for music processing that are enhanced and more efficient than for those who lack training." Oliver Sacks' case studies have shown that these neural circuits, whether acquired in childhood or in adult life, are lifelong and permanent and that they stimulate parts of the brain which otherwise may just remain dormant.