Music can help your brain to stay healthy: A new study connects listening to music to healthier brains later in life

Music can be extremely useful for people in many aspects, and one of them - it helps to prevent (or minimize) cognitive decline.

While it's not the panacea, it might actually work pretty well, a new study claims.

Let's find out more.

Music helps people even more than we used to think

Can we train our brain to delay cognitive decline associated with aging? 

Researchers from the University of Geneva, HES-SO Geneva, and EPFL have discovered that engaging in music practice and attentive listening can stimulate the production of gray matter and alter cognitive decline in healthy seniors. 

The specialists conducted an experiment that showed pretty promising results.

Over six months, retired individuals with no prior music experience underwent piano and music awareness training. 

Positive effects were observed, including an increase in gray matter and improved working memory. 

It can help lots of mature people in the future

These findings provide new possibilities for promoting healthy aging. 

While it still needs time to research more and improve the methods, it gives hope to people prone to mental decline later in life.
 

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• 9 July 2023

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