A new study has found that learning to play a musical instrument could be the secret to keeping our brains young. Scientists connected to the new study also shared a second benefit: They found ...

Learning to sing or play a musical instrument can improve language and reading skills of disadvantaged children, according to a new study released Friday. Nina Kraus, PhD, a neurobiologist at ...

Picking up a musical instrument gives you a higher IQ, according to a new study of more than 4,600 volunteers. New research has claimed that learning to play a musical instrument increases ...

Is there such a thing as a professor of symbology in real life? No. Professors in many fields study the use of symbols in the particular contexts they find most interesting, but, as of now ...

Playing a musical instrument has been linked to improved memory and cognitive speed in a new study. Over 25,000 people have signed up for the study, which tested whether exposure to music improves ...

This finding was similar, regardless of which instrument people played or the level of musical proficiency people acquired – although most people in the study played an instrument for only a few ...

but many other instruments were played, such as accordion, bagpipes, guitar and violin. Study participants were part of the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936 – a group of individuals from Edinburgh and ...

Analysis of the data of 1,000 people over age 40 enrolled in the 10-year PROTECT dementia study of 25,000 older adults found playing an instrument was associated with improved memory and superior ...