Tuesday, October 8

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Learning to play an instrument enhances brain activity.

Years of practice seem to change how the left and right halves of a drummer's brain connect. According to a recent study, the wiring that unites the two hemispheres of a drummer's brain is very different from that of non-musicians. Drumming requires a unique level of skill. Drummers may use all four of their limbs to do different rhythmic tasks at the same time. This cannot be coordinated by someone who is not a drummer. Read More: avant-garde drummer "While most individuals can perform easy motor tasks with two hands at a similar level, very few individuals can perform complex fine motor tasks with both hands equally well," according to the authors of the most current research. Despite their exceptional talent, drummers' brains have never been studied in study. Several ...