Studying music alters the structure of the brain to improve focus and decision making abilities, according to Natural News.
“To make music is kind of a synthesis of other things,” Cal Poly choir director Scott Glysson said. “You’re having to use the mathematical aspect of your brain, the scientific aspect, the language part of your brain, but you’re synthesizing all of that to make an expressive art form.”
White matter is a type of brain tissue that, similar to a highway, provides a continuous pathway for information to different parts of the brain, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information.
Alternatively, grey matter helps process information delivered by the white matter, according to Medical News.
Additionally, increased amounts of grey and white matter help the brain process information and make decisions more efficiently, according to Natural News.
Studying music affects other areas of the brain, too.
Not only is music healthy for the soul, but it’s healthy for the brain, too.
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