If you've taken the time to learn music, you've also trained your brain to be more efficient, according to a study. Researchers at Baycrest's Rotman Research Institute discovered that musicians and people who are bilingual use less brain resources when completing a task with a working memory. According to the study, published in the journal Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, people with a musical or bilingual background activated different brain networks and showed less brain activity while completing a task than people who spoke only one language or not I have formal music training.

Dr. Claude Alain:

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