Recent experiments have taken place to show that children who start learning how to play a musical instrument from a young age actually show signs of enhanced learning abilities and higher levels of memory and attention than those children who had no musical training. The study says that the actual playing of the instrument helped [...]
Entries from November 14th, 2009
Musical Training Leads to Enhanced Learning Abilities.
November 14th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Physics
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Can you hear me now?
November 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Biology
Recent studies have shown that musicians have a perceptual advantage for what is called “speech-in-noise.” This discovery was made by neurobiologists at Northwestern University in Chicago. This is the first actual evidence that has been proven true. In this study musicians were able to precept certain vocals in with a noisy background better than non-musicians. To read more about [...]
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Trees Help the Occurance of Wildfires
November 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Biology
Normally when there is wildfire and it is burning up many acres of land, most people refer to this as a bad thing. However, a recent discovery shows that the tress that are being burned contribute to wildfires. It was shown that wildfires rids the land of trees competitors. Thus adding to the tree population. [...]
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