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Left-handed brain
In left-handed people, both sides of the brain tend to communicate more effectively. This means that left-handed people may have superior language and...
Are the same brain areas used for sports and music skills?
Where is musical ability in the brain?How does playing music affect the brain?How watching sports affect the brain?Do musicians have better memory?Whe...
How movement helps the brain
Recent research has shown, however, that regular physical activity and movement benefit more than just the body—they actually augment brain function. ...
Psychology of drumming
People who play drums regularly for years differ from unmusical people in their brain structure and function. The results of a new study suggest that ...
Neuroscience of drumming
Over years of practice, drummers appear to modify the way that the two sides of their brain communicate. According to a recent study, the cabling that...
Why do i wake up with songs in my head
Our brain attaches memories to them making it difficult to forget them. Earworms may be part of the same “involuntary memory” that is responsible for ...
Our brain's account for 2 of our weight
In the average adult human, the brain represents about 2% of the body weight. Remarkably, despite its relatively small size, the brain accounts for ab...
Music brain
If you want to exercise your brain, listen to music. “There are few things that stimulate the brain the way music does,” says one Johns Hopkins otolar...
Delayed swelling after head injury
Scalp swelling, in particular, has been associated with intracranial injury. A subset of patients, however, present in delayed fashion, often days aft...