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Summary: Music training, begun as late as high school, may help improve the teenage brain's responses to sound and sharpen hearing and language skills, suggests a new Northwestern University study. The gains were seen during group music classes included in the schools' curriculum, suggesting in-school training accelerates neuro-development.