The younger the brain age of the musical instrument player, the more effective the musical instrument is in training the prefrontal cortex. In recent years, playing musical instruments have been attracting attention as a way to prevent the effects of dementia.
\nWhen Tohoku University’s Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer (IDAC) investigated the function of the prefrontal cortex when playing an instrument, it was found that only castanets did not work while all other instruments were successful to activate the brain.
\nFor example, if you examine the brain while playing a piano, you can see the visual cortex, prefrontal cortex, parietal lobe, motor cortex and auditory cortex by repeating tasks such as “seeing the score,” “remembering,” “playing” and “listening” at the same time. It can be seen that various areas of the brain are fully in motion.
\nOn the other hand, it is thought that castanets did not activate the brain because the movement associated with playing castanets are monotonous as compared to instruments where the fingers must be used precisely such as when playing the piano.
\nMoreover, just listening to music does not have the effect of activating the prefrontal cortex as much as playing a musical instrument. This is because when listening to music, the brain is often in a resting state. Listening to music seems to be more effective in relaxing and relieving stress instead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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