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According to research by Harvard neuroscientists Marc Bangert and Gottfried Schlaug, musicians whose playing involves intricate finger movements, such as pianists, develop an extra fold in the motor cortex of their brains, referred to as an Omega Sign. This feature, which looks like the Greek letter Omega, is particularly prominent in professional musicians who practice for many hours daily. The study found that pianists show Omega Signs on both sides of the brain, while violinists typically only show it on the right hemisphere, which controls the left hand's finger movements. The research suggests that the Omega Sign is a result of nurture—developing from dedicated practice—rather than an innate brain featurehttps://www.musicianbrain.com/papers/Bangert_Schlaug_Keyboard-String.pdf