A research study conducted on both musicians and non-musicians by having them listen to a playlist of <\/span>familiar<\/span><\/i> music for an hour everyday for three weeks. Cognitive function was assessed before and after the 3-week period using MRI scanning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At the end of the three weeks, the investigators noted improvements in the participants\u2019 memory scores. Changes were also seen in the neural pathways where cognitive processes occur – the prefrontal cortex.<\/span><\/p>\n

The results of the brain scan among the participants showed changes in the white matter of the brain. The changes, however, were more significant among the musicians compared to the non-musicians. They attributed this to the fact that\u00a0 musicians may already have a well-established memory network compared to non-musicians.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What does this mean?<\/span><\/p>\n