According to an
article published in the online version of Faculty of 1000 biology reports,
playing a musical instrument has the potential to change the shape and the
power of the brain.
There is growing
evidence that musicians have structurally and functionally different brains
compared with non-musicians, in particular the areas of the brain used in
processing and playing music. These include: motor skills, hearing, storing
audio information and help the memory to become larger and more active when a
person learns how to play an instrument and can apparently improve day to day
actions such as being alert, planning and emotional perception.
Psychologists at
the University of Zurich claim that benefits are widespread and affect both
children as well as adults, including those over 65 years of age, who with just
one hour a week of musical practice over a four month period showed signs of
change in the brain structure.
An interesting
side affect is that people who play musical instruments seem to be more adept
at learning foreign language and more in tune to recognising the emotions in
other people. It seems musicians are better able to store audio information.
Music has a strong
influence on the plasticity of the brain and can increase memory and language
skills.
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