Re: Using classical music training principles to Improve Brain Power

Just read the bit on the CR blog. Sounds like more of the exact same
reasoning I'd mentioned previously. There's NO meaningful argument
for the "performance" approach to N-back, apart from some implied
assumption that pure level of performance, rather than stress (or any
other factor), is the source of whatever benefit N-back may provide.
Had a friend who once said (out of frustration with his musical
friends) "...for God's sake, NEVER give a musician anything that can
be practiced if you want to just go and do it." Another case of the
across the board assumption that a principle is always useful, or even
ideal simply because "it worked over there."
Maybe it's worth investigating, maybe not, but as it stands it's no
better than any other shot n the dark.
- KD

On May 31, 6:21 pm, Paul <paul.mcglot...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks to all of you for your inspirational posts.
>
> For those who are interested in using music to improve your cognitive
> capabilities, this blog may be of interest: Using Music Principles to
> Improve Brain Power:http://livingthecrway.wordpress.com/
>
> I think the methods classical musicians use to perfect a piece apply
> to improving N-back skills. I also think pianists, who often have to
> play contrasting parts with each hand, and especially organists, who
> play with their hands as well as their feet, may have a special
> advantage for learning N-Back.
>
> Paul
>
> FYI:
>
> Moral development, executive functioning, peak experiences and brain
> patterns in professional and amateur classical musicians: Interpreted
> in light of a Unified Theory of Performance.
>
> Conscious Cogn. 2011 Apr 18.
>
> Travis F, Harung HS, Lagrosen Y.
>
> Source
>
> Center for Brain, Consciousness and Cognition, Maharishi University of
> Management, Fairfield, IA, USA.
>
> Abstract
>
> This study compared professional and amateur classical musicians
> matched for age, gender, and education on reaction times during the
> Stroop color-word test, brainwaves during an auditory ERP task and
> during paired reaction-time tasks, responses on the Gibbs Sociomoral
> Reflection questionnaire, and self-reported frequencies of peak
> experiences. Professional musicians were characterized by:
>
> (1) lower color-word interference effects (Stroop task),
>
>  (2) faster categorization of rare expected stimuli (P3b), and a trend
> for faster processing of rare unexpected stimuli (P3a),
>
>  (3) higher scores on the Sociomoral Reflection questionnaire, and (4)
> more frequent peak experiences during rest, tasks, and sleep.
>
> Both groups had high values on the Brain Integration Scale. These
> findings are interpreted in light of a Unified Theory of Performance,
> which posits that effectiveness in any area is influenced by one's
> level of mind-brain development-emotional, cognitive, moral, ego and
> cortical development-with higher mind-brain development supporting
> greater effectiveness in any domain.
> Copyright © 2011
> PMID: 21507681

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