TED-Ed: How playing an instrument benefits your brain

[1monster]

I have a friend who suffered from a traumatic brain injury. She was a musician before the accident and was so injured that she had to relearn how to talk, feed herself, walk, and everything else. She was told her music career was over. She was encouraged to start playing again by a relative, against all other advice. She did and her recovery was miraculous after that.

[navarth]

1. It also keeps you regular.

...a little musician humor there.

Really glad your friend is recovering.

[JDPriestly]

2. Very interesting. Einstein and his successor at Princeton played the violin. Just examples of

people whose brains were particularly developed, creative and flexible. Thanks for posting.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

3. Nice little video

thanks very much for posting.

K&R

[midnight]

4. Is singing considered to playing an instrument I wonder?

[Scuba]

5. K&R Thanks 1monster.

[Omaha Steve]

6. K&R!

[1monster]

7. Thanks!

[LiberalLovinLug]

8. Thanks for posting

I'm just now picking up a guitar someone gave me, its a little cracked in the neck but it still sounds good. No musical abilities in the past, other than I have jammed with other ex art student pals just making weird noise. But I just decided screw it, I'm going to at least try and memorize a song, even if I can't read music. I happened to see a how-to video on YouTube on how to play Over the Hills and Far Away by Led Zeppelin on the acoustic guitar. Three days now and I'm barely learning the first tiny part. But it feels great. I never thought I could ever even do this.