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How playing an instrument benefits your brain – Anita Collins

How playing an instrument benefits your brain – Anita Collins

10 Aug 2017 Mimosa

Let’s Begin…
When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But when you actually play an instrument, that activity becomes more like a full-body brain workout. What’s going on? Anita Collins explains the fireworks that go off in musicians’ brains when they play, and examines some of the long-term positive effects of this mental workout.

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Meet The Creators
Educator Anita Collins
Director Sharon Colman Graham
Script Editor Alex Gendler

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