Re: Study: Music training improves RAPM and Verbal reasoning

What I find interesting about some of these findings is that virtually
any mental training activity that is performed physically can be
emulated mentally and still yield very similar results. This, of
course, is due to findings that indicate that mentally doing
something, isn't much different than physically doing something. It
was found, for example (I read this in the book "The Brain That
Changes Itself) in a study that people who imagined themselves working
out their biceps actually increased their strength (after a given
amount of time) nearly as much as those who actually physically worked
out their biceps.

This leads me to believe that any sort of training that one would
perform musically or otherwise could be emulated mentally would lead
to similar results...

On May 25, 3:16 pm, "A.Four.Sigma" <davidsky...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hard to find gem that shows us DNB is not the only way to improve on
> DNB. This is the reason I began teaching myself to play some
> instruments. Anyone who is interested, try to train with a metronome
> as well. I found research showing that metronome training also causes
> interesting improvements in executive memory. Combine this with the
> intrinsic benefits of music and you have a winner.http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081104132916.htm
>
> I also did research on chess, and it seems that people who train in
> chess perform better academically for whatever reason, in a few
> different domains. But given that my entire day consists of activities
> that enhance my brain functionality, it becomes necessary to question
> what ends I seek to achieve with this brain power. Hence I remind
> everyone to avoid myopia. It's folly to whet you ability without
> actively seeking places to apply it.

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