How active music listening can make our brains bigger

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How active music listening can make our brains bigger:

  • People lose gray matter with age. Older adults’ memory deficits are linked to brain atrophy and shrinkage.
  • Music has the power to preserve older adults’ working memory by enhancing gray matter volume.
  • Active music listening increases older adults’ cerebellar gray matter and improves working memory

So there is still hope for me :slight_smile:

Torben

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And it is even better, if you PLAY an instrument or speak/practice foreign languages.

Since you are a Dane in Hamburg you have very good chances. And of course you listen to music! :+1:

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Nice Post Torben
I will share this to the wife as I am setting up for a retirement of music listening, reading and walking my dogs (ok and lots of travel).

I will tell her that the music is not just for my enjoyment, but to keep my brain young and healthy :grin:

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Good to know.

I’ll submit my next hifi upgrade to my health insurance for reimbursement…
Wow. This is working already… :grinning:

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Just bought a new amp! I knew that my brain needed growth, hopefully I’m not to late…

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Or any activity that keeps the brain active.

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I’ve spent a fortune on equipment to facilitate critical listening in the last 18 months now I’m worried that my brain might get too big for my skull :joy:

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Interesting read, thanks for posting!

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My crash helmet is a 61 so I should be ok, Ace was about 51/52 so he will be in trouble.
:exploding_head:

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