A Cool Way To Keep Your Brain Younger
I’ve mentioned many times in the past that I’ve been playing drums since I was a kid. While I may not be the most proficient or do a great Neil Peart impersonation, I still have fun and enjoy creating music and playing along to some of my favorite songs.
As we all age at a seemingly rapid pace, one thing that can actually help? Musical training! A new study found that if you play a musical instrument, it can help keep your brain young and your mind focused.
“Playing music makes older adults better listeners by preserving youthful neural patterns as well as recruiting additional compensatory brain regions. Our study provides empirical evidence to support that playing music keeps your brain sharp, young, and focused,” said study author Dr. DU Yi of the Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Researchers conducting this study found that older musicians outperformed older non-musicians and even equaled young non-musicians in identifying audiovisual syllables under noisy conditions. By analyzing their brain activity, the researchers revealed two mechanisms that old musicians adopt to counteract aging: functional preservation and functional compensation.
Basically, this mumbo jumbo means that pounding away on the drums or shredding some guitar can actually keep your brain younger. So why not think about learning an instrument? No matter your age, or your natural-born talent…..there’s probably an instrument out there with your name on it.
Want to shred like Eddie Van Halen? Take a look at this beginner’s video and see if it interests you!
OR if you like the pulsing beat of the drums like me…..here’s something to sample below!
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