title: Differences in gray matter between musicians and nonmusicians.
abstract: Voxel-based morphometry is used to examine differences in cerebral morphology between musicians and nonmusicians. Principal results show differences in gray matter concentration in the right auditory cortex.
authors.affiliation: Cognitive Neuroscience Unit, Room 276, Montreal Neurological Institute, 3801 University Street, Montréal, Québec, H3A 2B4. pat@ego.psych.mcgill.ca
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bermudez
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Zatorre
mesh_terms: D001303:Auditory Cortex / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000473:pathology*; D001931:Brain Mapping; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D009146:Music; D010897:Pitch Discrimination