The Brains of Professional Musicians

"The brains of professional musicians have recently been found to have more grey matter than amateur and non-musicians in the three areas dealing with motor skills, auditory stimulation, and visual and spatial data. "

"it appears that the younger a child takes up music, the greater the development in the auditory cortex." 

"Anatomists today would be hard put to identify the brain of a visual artist, a writer, or a mathematician - but they could recognise the brain of a professional musician without a moment's hesitation."

I just wanted to share a few fascinating thoughts from the book I am reading. 

Life In His Hands, The true story of a Neurosurgeon (Dr Charlie Teo) and a Pianist (Aaaron McMillan) from pages 19-20. 

It is never too late to start learning music!