LISTENING TO MUSIC FOR AN HOUR A DAY WARDS OFF BRAIN DECLINE

Researchers from the University of Geneva have done a study that finds that both listening and learning to play music could prevent a decline in brain health. The researchers studied 132 healthy older and retired adults between the ages of 62 and 78, none of which had ever had music lessons. Half the group were taught to play the piano, the other half had to actively focus on listening to music. Both classes were an hour long and each class had 30 minutes of homework daily. After six months, they found an increase in grey matter in four brain regions involved in high-level cognitive functioning in all participants, including the cerebellum areas that involve working memory. In other words, brain function improved.
* And that’s why it’s smart to listen to (Your Station Handle) for at least an hour a day! Science!
* Although we’re here listening for three hours every day and our mental function definitely declines by 9 a.m.
* Here’s our new slogan: “Listen to (Today’s Best Music/Greatest Hits of the 00’s/Top Country Hits/etc) until your brain explodes with smartness.”
* The bad part: Now there are 66 grandmas and grampas who always want to play the piano for people … but with only six months’ practice, honestly, they’re not that good.