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Learning to play a musical instrument changes the brain. http://www.articlesbase.com/art-and-entertainment-articles/benefits-of-music-education-456737.html htt
by amichail 17y ago
Learning to play a musical instrument changes the brain.
http://www.articlesbase.com/art-and-entertainment-articles/benefits-of-music-education-456737.html http://www.articlesbase.com/art-and-entertainment-articles/b...
- yan 17y agoIsn't it accurate to say learning anything changes the brain, since that's what leaning is?
- mattyfo 17y agoI agree and since the link doesn't seem to work for me, I can't comment on the article. Perhaps learning music changes the brain in a way that is different than say, learning how to cook French food or to fix a computer?
- stcredzero 17y agoActually, if you are a excellent French cook, I suspect that your brain was changed in much the same way. Fixing a computer, not so much. See my post about the "game of awareness" in music.
- stcredzero 17y agoYes, but it's well known that certain kinds of changes are qualitatively different. There is a big difference between learning how to speak French when you are a child, versus someone learning in middle age. There are also big quantitative differences in MRI scans of people listening to music between those who learned how to play an instrument before the age of 12 versus those with no such background.
- mattyfo 17y agoSince I've learned to play guitar (and studied music theory) my mind has opened up to the possibilities of learning and I feel like a smarter and sharper person. I can't say with any scientific evidence how music has changed my mind but I'm going to agree with that general statement. Additionally, I find that when programming a short musical break will rejuvenate my mind and get me right back into the flow of code.
- RyanMcGreal 17y agoI find I code more quickly and elegantly when I'm listening to music - especially ambient music without a lot of sharp edges that throw me out of flow state.