Re: Study: Music training improves RAPM and Verbal reasoning

That was found to be true, musicians who mentally practice their piano
scales, etc, showed activations in regions of the brains used to
physically do those scales. But it's unlikely that this provides the
same benefit as responding to actual stimuli. In other words, "mental-
training" is likely only a shadow of it's physical counterpart

On May 25, 3:04 pm, Freemindsinspring <freemindsinspr...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> What I find interesting about some of these findings is that
> virtually
> any mental training that is achieved by some physical energy 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 and 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.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

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