The Effect of Musical Stimulation and Mother’s Voice on the Early Development of Musical Abilities: A Neuropsychological Perspective

Ilona Poćwierz-Marciniak and Michał Harciarek
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Ilona Poćwierz-Marciniak: Institute of Psychology, University of Gdansk, 80-309 Gdansk, Poland
Michał Harciarek: Institute of Psychology, University of Gdansk, 80-309 Gdansk, Poland

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 16, 1-17

Abstract: An infant’s early contact with music affects its future development in a broad sense, including the development of musical aptitude. Contact with the mother’s voice, both prenatally and after birth, is also extremely important for creating an emotional bond between the infant and the mother. This article discusses the role that auditory experience—both typically musical and that associated with the mother’s voice—plays in fetal, neonatal, and infant development, particularly in terms of musical aptitude. Attempts have also been made to elucidate the neuropsychological mechanisms underlying the positive effects that appropriate musical stimulation can have on a child’s development.

Keywords: early musical development; mother’s voice; musical stimulation; musical development; neuropsychology of music; neuroplasticity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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