Angela
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"According to a new Canadian study led by the Rotman Research Institute (RRI) at Baycrest Health Sciences, older adults who had musical training in their youth were 20% faster in identifying speech sounds than their non-musician peers on speech identification tests, a benefit that has already been observed in young people with musical training....The Rotman study found "robust" evidence that this brain benefit is maintained even in the older population."
The findings are published in The Journal of Neuroscience.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150202132611.htm
That's the good news. The bad news is that you have to start before 14 and continue it for about ten years.
Seriously, I think that is one of the benefits of the American education system, at least in my area: all the children take music one period per day and either do choir or learn a musical instrument. Some do both. Over and above teaching them about music, I think it's excellent for fostering focus, concentration and perseverance.
The findings are published in The Journal of Neuroscience.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150202132611.htm
That's the good news. The bad news is that you have to start before 14 and continue it for about ten years.
Seriously, I think that is one of the benefits of the American education system, at least in my area: all the children take music one period per day and either do choir or learn a musical instrument. Some do both. Over and above teaching them about music, I think it's excellent for fostering focus, concentration and perseverance.