![]() Twenty played an instrument, had had at least two years of lessons, practised at least 2 hours a week and regularly played in an orchestra or ensemble. For the study, published in the journal Frontiers in Neuroscience, the research team tested the attention and working memory of 40 Chilean children between 10-13 years of age. Both mechanisms seem to have improved functions in musically trained children. more than one sensorial modality is processed, the team explained. Here, "domain" refers to how sensorial modalities - types of senses such as heat, sound, or light - are encoded by the brain, while domain-specific means that only one vs. One that supports more domain-general attention mechanisms and another that supports more domain-specific auditory encoding mechanisms. Researchers say that the most important finding is that two different mechanisms seem to underlie the better performance of musically trained children in the attention and working memory (WM) task. ![]() According to the study at Pontifical Catholic University in Chile, musically trained children have greater activation in brain regions related to attention control and executive functions, known to be associated with improved reading, higher resilience, greater creativity, and a better quality of life. Neuroscientists have found new evidence that learning to play an instrument may be good for the brain. If you want your kids to be more intelligent and sharper, read on. Written by Jahnavi Sarma |Updated : Octo9:10 AM IST
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