Musicians have better “working memory” than even bilingual speakers, according to a study published in the journal Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences and reported in Pacific Standard magazine.
“Given that decreased activity in this region has been linked with cognitive deterioration, this suggests ‘musical training and bilingualism might be protective factors against age-related executive function decline,'” the Pacific Standard piece says.
While non-conclusive, the study points to the fact that musicians may have more efficiently functioning brains, and possibly more resilient neural connectors as well. “The researchers are exploring all of this further, to get a clearer picture of how musical training effects neural function,” the magazine reports.
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