Tuning a piano also tunes the brain, say researchers. Listening to two notes played simultaneously to get them pitch perfect seems to cause the brain to adapt. Brain scans revealed highly specific changes in the hippocampus, which governs memory and navigation. These correlated with the number of years that tuners had been doing this job. For the study, the Wellcome Trust researchers at University College London and Newcastle University used magnetic ...Thursday, 30 August 2012
Piano Tuning may Change Brain Structure
Tuning a piano also tunes the brain, say researchers. Listening to two notes played simultaneously to get them pitch perfect seems to cause the brain to adapt. Brain scans revealed highly specific changes in the hippocampus, which governs memory and navigation. These correlated with the number of years that tuners had been doing this job. For the study, the Wellcome Trust researchers at University College London and Newcastle University used magnetic ...
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