Playing an instrument improves cognitive health for older people, research shows. ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS. The researchers made these findings after analyzing data collected from an online ...

Photographer Charles Brooks displays the spaces inside musical instruments using state of the art technology. As a blind person, I explore these photos through other people's imaginations and ...

Sharma is the son of national-award-winning instrument maker Sanjay Rikhiram. The family runs music stores in Delhi and the US. They know that sitars are frightfully expensive – even a zitar, an ...

There is a lot of interest in finding ways to help people get smarter and more effective at what they do in life. Does playing a musical instrument help? Skip to main content Mobile Navigation.

The relationship between playing musical instruments and cognitive trajectories: Analysis from a UK ageing cohort. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry , 2024; 39 (2) DOI: 10.1002/gps ...

Scientists working on PROTECT, an online study open to people aged 40 and over, reviewed data from more than a thousand adults over the age of 40 to see the effect of playing a musical instrument ...

People with injuries and disabilities often miss out on playing standard musical instruments. Modifying instruments to suit their needs can open the world.