A new study shows that musical training can improve speech perception in adults by preserving and compensating for youthful neural patterns.”
“Among age-related cognitive deficits, difficulty in understanding speech in noisy environments is one of the most prevalent, even in older adults who show normal hearing for their age,” the researchers wrote.
“Playing music makes older adults better listeners by preserving youthful neural patterns as well as recruiting additional compensatory brain regions,” said research team leader DU Yi of the Institute of Psychology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. “Our study provides empirical evidence to support that playing music keeps your brain sharp, young, and focused.”Science Advances: “Successful aging of musicians: Preservation of sensorimotor regions aids audiovisual speech-in-noise perception.
Neuroscience News: “Music to Your Ears and Brain: Long-Term Musical Training Can Keep Your Brain Young.”
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