NEL, Melatonin Is Elevated in Highly Gifted Musicians

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Contents Vol. 18-21	NEL VOL. 19 No. 2 ORIGINAL ARTICLE	1998; 19:87-91
Melatonin Is Elevated in Highly Gifted Musicians by Marianne Hassler & Derek Gupta Abstract: 21 creative musicians attained significantly higher melatonin values than 29 controls. Mean age of male and female subjects was 19,16 and 18,77 years, respectively. Melatonin was measured in blood serum between 08.00 and 09.00. Results were discussed in the context of differences between musicians and non-musicians reliably emerging from all testings, whether endocrinological parameters, brain activity, or neuropsychological measures were used.
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NeuroendocrinologyÝLetters incl. Psychoneuroimmunology & Chronobiology, ISSNÝ0172ñ780X CopyrightÝ©Ý1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 NeuroendocrinologyÝLetters