Musical brains delay cognitive ageing

Musical instrumental training at a young age may reduce the effects of memory decline and cognitive ageing.

A range of cognitive benefits, including memory retention, was found to be sustained for people between the ages of 60 and 80 if they had played music for at least ten years throughout their life.

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  1. Lynne Newington

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    I recall a wonderful Sr of Mercy who taught music well into her 90's always asking my student child (causing much consternation) "pray that Sister never loses her memory".
    I guess by that age she was to be excused even with the cognitive benefits.
    RIP Rose.

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