Practicing the tricks of playing complex instruments like piano and piano every week can improve brain function in almost all areas of activity. Even those that have nothing to do with music. In addition, these activities also lower stress levels, anxiety and depression symptoms.

Practice the trick of playing complex instruments like piano and piano every week in just one hour and improves brain function in almost all areas of activity. Even those that have nothing to do with music. In addition, these activities also lower stress levels, anxiety and depression symptoms.

As we all know, listening to music can bring happiness. However, playing the instrument itself requires not only long-term study, but also considerable mental labor. So, scientists at the University of Bath (UK) decided to find out how this activity affects our brains. They chose the piano as the final instrument and published the results of in the Scientific Reports.

The study involved 31 people, some of whom learned to play the piano (one hour a week), others listened to the same music, others were included in the control group, they either listened to music as well or did various homework hours. The experiment lasted for 11 weeks.

Analysis of participants’ various cognitive and behavioral responses showed that within just a few weeks after the start of the experiment, those who learned to play the piano improved visual and auditory information processing—the so-called multisensory process—have activities that we participate in almost any field, from driving to finding people in the crowd or watching TV. That is, this improvement goes beyond musical capabilities.

"Learning to play an instrument like a piano is a difficult task: it requires the performer to read the score, generate the movement, and monitor the hearing and feedback to correct their further actions. This process integrates visual and auditory cues, thereby improving multisensory abilities," explains Karin Petrini, a psychologist at the University of Bath.

improvement not only affects cognitive ability, but also reduces the symptoms of depression, stress and anxiety. Such excellent results were not obtained either in the control group of participants or in the group where people just listened to music. Therefore, scientists concluded that learning to play musical instruments may be useful for people with mental and mental health problems. It is worth noting that we are talking about adults, and as you know, adults have less brain plasticity compared to children.