Music training shows mixed effects on cognitive flexibility: positive in some preschool DCCS studies, null in ten others¶
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q2 i? Three preschool studies found statistically significant improvement in cognitive flexibility measured with the DCCS task. → Rodriguez-Gomez DA and Talero-Gutiérrez C 2022
q2 i? Ten studies did not identify a significant association between music training and card-sorting or NEPSY cognitive flexibility performance. → Rodriguez-Gomez DA and Talero-Gutiérrez C 2022 (2)
Evidence¶
Rodriguez-Gomez DA and Talero-Gutiérrez C 2022¶
Rodriguez-Gomez DA and Talero-Gutiérrez C (2022) Effects of music training in executive function performance in children: A systematic review. Front. Psychol. 13:968144. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.968144
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Narrative synthesis of 17 cognitive flexibility studies. In Shen et al. (2019), ANOVA found "a significant group ( p < 0.01) and group × time ( p < 0.05) interactions in the DCCS score," and the improvement persisted 12 weeks after the intervention.
"Three studies in preschoolers found statistically significant improvement in cognitive flexibility measured using the DCCS task."
Rodriguez-Gomez DA and Talero-Gutiérrez C 2022 (2)¶
Rodriguez-Gomez DA and Talero-Gutiérrez C (2022) Effects of music training in executive function performance in children: A systematic review. Front. Psychol. 13:968144. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.968144
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The review reports that "10 studies (three in preschoolers and seven in school-age children) did not identify a significant association between music training and performance in card-sorting tasks or NEPSY subtests," including the largest study (Alemán et al., 2017).
"10 studies (three in preschoolers and seven in school-age children) did not identify a significant association between music training and performance in card-sorting tasks or NEPSY subtests"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Children's cognitive flexibility improved on average from preschool to first grade — related
- Music training is associated with improved inhibitory control in children, though the largest studies found no executive function differences — related
- CREATE does not produce a significant immediate interaction effect on flexibility, though the experimental group improved pre-to-post — related
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Music training shows mixed effects on cognitive flexibility: positive in some preschool DCCS studies, null in ten others |
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Music training shows mixed effects on cognitive flexibility: positive in some preschool DCCS studies, null in ten others |
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