Playing Musical Instruments May Slow Cognitive Aging, Study Finds
TL;DR
A neuroimaging study suggests that long-term musical training helps older adults maintain youthful brain connectivity patterns, which may protect against age-related decline in speech understanding in noisy environments, supporting the idea that engaging in music can build cognitive reserve and promote brain health with age.
Topics:healthscience#brain-connectivity#cognitive-aging#musical-training#neuroimaging#science#speech-perception
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