2007-08-27

Slimmer met muziek

Recent research in neuroscience suggests that learning to play music positively influences the brain. Scientists hope that ongoing studies will lead to:
  • A greater understanding of how the brain can remodel itself.

  • Fresh ways to use music to help boost learning.

  • New ideas on how to use music to treat brain illness.

If bigger brain parts mean a bigger intellect, musicians may have a leg up on others. Brain imaging research shows that several brain areas are larger in adult musicians than in nonmusicians. [...]
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