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September 20, 2006
Good For Your Brain
I found this article while reading the news online this morning.
I file this one under “See, what have I been saying all these years? Music is good for your brain!”
Music lessons said to help children's memories
Training affected brain responses in kids ages 4-6, study finds
TORONTO - Parents who spend time and money to teach their children music, take heart — a new Canadian study shows young children who take music lessons have better memories than their nonmusical peers.
The study, to be published in the online edition of the journal Brain Wednesday, showed that after one year of musical training, children performed better in a memory test than those who did not take music classes.
(click here to read entire article)
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14920590/
So next time you drag your child off to their piano lesson, you can truthfully say to them: “Its for your own good!”
Posted by leon at September 20, 2006 12:05 PM