Thanks for your insights about how the brain responds to learning music. Is there any research to indicate that learning to play a musical instrument late in life is somehow protective against dementia ? I am 75 years old and I am making that assumption, even if it is delusional. :-)
Absolutely! Not only is it protective, I believe it is the single best thing you can do to prevent dementia - and I say this as a neurologist who spent over a decade researching treatments for dementia. Spreading the message about the benefits of music for the brain, including its ability to prevent cognitive decline and dementia, has become one of my primary missions. Here's another video I did on this topic: ruclips.net/video/KpZlhZDQx1Q/видео.html
@@ClawhammerBanjo Good to know. My subjective experience is that playing the banjo at this stage of my life (mid 70s) feels like a fountain of youth. I am enjoying it more than ever, and I am learning more than ever (thanks in large part to on-line instruction like yours). My practice sessions often become meditative. I become present and focused. Uptempo playing is invigorating and refreshing. I mostly play alone, but will probably seek out other players . . . and making new social connections will also be beneficial. Music is nothing new. But understanding the areas of the brain that are enhanced by learning and playing music is. Your mission to spread the message about the benefits of music for the brain is laudable. Thanks.
I'm gonna go practice right now.
Thanks so much!!! I’ve had a fiddle in my living room for quite some time now. Now I know how to start and get it done. Thank you so much.
we practice because practice is what we do,
Great video! Makes sense. I play at least an hour a day every day. I have seen much improvement over time. Our brains are truly amazing!
Yes indeed! Thanks for your comments, Jethro. :)
Excellent Tutorial about the How and the Why. Respect. STP.
Thanks for your insights about how the brain responds to learning music. Is there any research to indicate that learning to play a musical instrument late in life is somehow protective against dementia ? I am 75 years old and I am making that assumption, even if it is delusional. :-)
Absolutely! Not only is it protective, I believe it is the single best thing you can do to prevent dementia - and I say this as a neurologist who spent over a decade researching treatments for dementia. Spreading the message about the benefits of music for the brain, including its ability to prevent cognitive decline and dementia, has become one of my primary missions.
Here's another video I did on this topic: ruclips.net/video/KpZlhZDQx1Q/видео.html
@@ClawhammerBanjo Good to know. My subjective experience is that playing the banjo at this stage of my life (mid 70s) feels like a fountain of youth. I am enjoying it more than ever, and I am learning more than ever (thanks in large part to on-line instruction like yours). My practice sessions often become meditative. I become present and focused. Uptempo playing is invigorating and refreshing. I mostly play alone, but will probably seek out other players . . . and making new social connections will also be beneficial. Music is nothing new. But understanding the areas of the brain that are enhanced by learning and playing music is. Your mission to spread the message about the benefits of music for the brain is laudable. Thanks.
Great video. Love the scientific-based content.
We learn in sleep as well. So I’m sure the long term is better.