Could learning to play a musical instrument help the elderly react faster and stay alert?
Quite likely, according to a new study by Université de Montréal’s School of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, part of UdeM’s medical faculty.
Published in the U.S. journal Brain and Cognition, the study shows that musicians have faster reaction times to sensory stimuli than non-musicians have. [Read more…]
Source: Science Daily