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Learning piano triggers complex changes to your brain's activity (www.newscientist.com)

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[–] SuckMyWang@lemmy.world 41 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Amazing that to be able to do something new that requires memorizing songs, fine tuning muscle memory and detailed feeling across the instrument would cause the parts of your brain to “change” in the areas of… remembering songs, muscle memory and feeling across the instrument.

[–] FlowVoid@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Scientists uncover further evidence that the brain may play a role in learning.

Next they will investigate whether learning piano has any association with finger movement.

[–] lauha@lemmy.one 8 points 2 years ago

Preposterous! Shut up or we burn you on a stake, witch!