What’s Going On Inside the Brain When We Play Music? | #Visual #Arts #Creativity  | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
From ww2.kqed.org - August 28, 2016 6:36 PM

Playing music is the brain’s equivalent of a full body workout,” says educator Anita Collins in a TED-Ed video on how playing music benefits the brain. Playing music requires the visual, auditory, and motor cortices all at once and since fine motor skills require both hemispheres of the brain, the act of playing music may strengthen the bridge between the two sides. In studies comparing playing music to other activities, including other forms of art, playing an instrument is uniquely powerful for the brain.

 

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