Sam Smith - I've long suspected that one of the reasons I survived decades of reporting in the nation's capital was because I was also playing piano, both on gigs and at home on my 1898 Steinway upright that I bought in 1970 for $300 when no one wanted an upright. So I was pleased to see this story:
WhoWhatWhy - A new study published by researchers at the University of Bath demonstrates the positive impact learning to play a musical instrument has on the brain’s ability to process sights and sounds, and shows how it can also help to lift a blue mood. Publishing their findings in the academic journal Nature Scientific Reports, the team behind the study shows how beginners who undertook piano lessons for just one hour a week over 11 weeks reported significant improvements in recognising audio-visual changes in the environment and reported less depression, stress and anxiety
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