Witelson's dichaptic stimulation test and children with different levels of musical talent.
In a three-stage longitudinal study with children at the beginning of puberty, we found differences between male musicians and male non-musicians in Witelson's Dichaptic Stimulation Test. Data indicated a shift from right-hemisphere superiority for spatial processing in the first stage to left-hemisphere superiority in the third stage. The shift was due to musicians' results only. In girls, musical talent did not influence the relative participation of left- and right-hemisphere functions for spatial processing.
D000293:Adolescent; D001076:Aptitude; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D004007:Dichotic Listening Tests; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009146:Music; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012737:Sex Factors; D013028:Space Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D013067:Speech Perception / Q000502:physiology; D013236:Stereognosis / Q000502:physiology