USC Dornsife News

A five-year study led by the Brain and Creativity Institute at USC Dornsife finds significant differences between kids who learned to play instruments and those who didn’t.

An intimate group inside the Brain and Creativity Institute’s Joyce J. Cammilleri Hall are privy to a tête-à-tête between world renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma, and University Professor and neuroscientist Antonio Damasio.

Neuroscientists Antonio and Hanna Damasio, both USC Dornsife University Professors, supervise a five-year study that tracks the effects of musical training on emotional, social and cognitive development in children.