A new study has found that playing music by professional musicians can enhance the activity of genes involved in motor functions of learning and memory.
"The findings provide a valuable background for molecular studies of music perception and evolution, and music therapy," said Irma Jarvela, lead researcher of the study from the University of Helsinki.
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Music performance is known to induce structural and functional changes to the human brain and enhance cognition. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying music performance have been so far unexplored.
The researchers investigated the effect of music performance (in a two hour concert) on the gene expression profiles of professional musicians from Tapiola Sinfonietta (a professional orchestra) and Sibelius-Academy (a music university).
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Playing music enhanced the activity of genes involved in dopaminergic neurotransmission, motor function, learning and memory. Some of the up-regulated genes like SNCA, FOS and DUSP1 are known to contribute to song perception and production in songbirds suggesting a potential evolutionary conservation in molecular mechanisms related to sound production across species.
In addition, several of the up-regulated genes are known to be involved in biological pathways like calcium ion homeostasis and iron ion homeostasis that are essential for neuronal function, survival and neuroprotection, the researchers said.
Source: IANS
Early Musical Training Boosts 20 Percent Speech Listening Skills in Later Life
Musical training in younger years can prevent the decay in speech listening skills in later life, according to a study conducted at Rotman Research Institute (RRI) at Baycrest Health Sciences.
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Playing music enhanced the activity of genes involved in dopaminergic neurotransmission, motor function, learning and memory. Some of the up-regulated genes like SNCA, FOS and DUSP1 are known to contribute to song perception and production in songbirds suggesting a potential evolutionary conservation in molecular mechanisms related to sound production across species.
In addition, several of the up-regulated genes are known to be involved in biological pathways like calcium ion homeostasis and iron ion homeostasis that are essential for neuronal function, survival and neuroprotection, the researchers said.
Source: IANS
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