Those who are blessed with long lives will eventually experience a decline in cognitive functions, and working memory is particularly susceptible. However, various forms of exercise and activities ...

What is the connection between playing a musical instrument and being a good figure skater? We asked some musically-gifted ...

Playing a musical instrument or singing could help keep the brain healthy in older age, UK researchers suggest. Practising and reading music may help sustain good memory and the ability to solve ...

Kyoto, Japan -- Those who are blessed with long lives will eventually experience a decline in cognitive functions, and working memory is particularly susceptible. However, various forms of exercise ...

Practicing and reading music is a complex endeavor, so complex that experts believe it could help sustain good memory. New ...

A study by the University of Sheffield and the University of Western Sydney has shown that improvising to music can help improve cognitive skills in the elderly. This was reported by Medical Xpress ...

Over a third (35%) of musically-inclined Brits say playing a tune helps to boost their mood – with a quarter claiming their musical instruments are their most prized possessions. Three in ten Brits ...

From playing clarinets used in Mozart’s time to reconstructing instruments from paintings, period musicians are recreating ...