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Music and the Brain

Learning music at an early age creates new neural pathways between the brain’s hemispheres aiding in spatial and mathematical reasoning.

Learning music at an early age creates new neural pathways between the brain’s hemispheres aiding in spatial and mathematical reasoning. “UCLA professor James Catterall, whose specialty is the connection between artistic learning and academic and social development, suggests that learning music, in addition to developing the parts of the brain that are tied to emotion and empathy, can activate neuro-pathways and facilitate learning in other areas.”


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