Musical training-induced plasticity reflects melodic rather than instrumental expertise
Tamar Ben-David, Shachar Gal, Romi Kaplan, Danielle Catalogna, Asaf Madar, Niv Tik, Michal Bernstein‐Eliav, Ido Tavor
This study shows that musical training leads to behavioral generalization but neural plasticity is specific to the learned melody, not the instrument.
bioRxiv · Aug 4, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience