neuromorphogenesis:How playing an instrument benefits your brainRecent research about the mental ben
neuromorphogenesis:How playing an instrument benefits your brainRecent research about the mental benefits of playing music has many applications, such as music therapy for people with emotional problems, or helping to treat the symptoms of stroke survivors and Alzheimer’s patients. But it is perhaps even more significant in how much it advances our understanding of mental function, revealing the inner rhythms and complex interplay that make up the amazing orchestra of our brain.Did you know that every time musicians pick up their instruments, there are fireworks going off all over their brain? On the outside they may look calm and focused, reading the music and making the precise and practiced movements required. But inside their brains, there’s a party going on.From the TED-Ed lesson How playing an instrument benefits your brain - Anita CollinsAnimation by Sharon Colman Graham -- source link