New research conducted by researchers at the University of Bath shows that learning to play a musical instrument can improve the brain's ability to process sights and sounds, and can help to improve mood. According to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports, beginners who took one-hou
After just 11 weeks of one-hour piano lessons per week, beginners reported significant improvements in recognizing audio-visual changes in the environment, and reduced levels of depression, stress, and anxiety.shows that learning to play a musical instrument can improve the brain’s ability to process sights and sounds, and can help to improve mood.
The researchers found that within just a few weeks of starting lessons, people’s ability to process multisensory information – i.e., sight and sound – was enhanced. Improved ‘multisensory process’ has benefits for almost every activity we participate in – from driving a car and crossing a road, to finding someone in a crowd or watching TV.
This was true both for simple displays presenting flashes and beeps and for more complex displays showing a person talking. Such fine-tuning of individuals’ cognitive abilities was not present for the music-listening group , or for the non-music group . Cognitive psychologist and music specialist Dr. Karin Petrini from the University of Bath’s Department of Psychology explained: “We know that playing and listening to music often brings joy to our lives, but with this study, we were interested in learning more about the direct effects a short period of music learning can have on our cognitive abilities.
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