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Biological significance of salivary androgens

1988; Elsevier BV; Volume: 52; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0039-128x(88)90154-7

1878-5867

Marco Migliardi, G. Cenderelli, Armando Balsamo, G. Gallone, A Godano, Maria R. Spinnato, Gianfranco Giraudi, V De Filippis,

Musicians’ Health and Performance

Creative musical behavior, musical intelligence, and spatial ability were investigated in relation to salivary testosterone (T). In a cross-sectional study with 117 adults and in an 8-yr longitudinal study with 120 adolescents, composers, instrumentalists, and nonmusicians of both sexes were compared by analyses of variance. Results indicate that an optimal T range may exist for the expression of creative musical behavior. This range may be at the bottom of normal male T range and at the top of normal female T range. In addition, musicians were found to attain significantly higher spatial test scores than nonmusicians, both, in an 8-yr-period of adolescent development and in adulthood.