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Don't Stop Playing an Instrument in Old Age: Kyoto University Team Halts Brain Aging with Continued Practice

Summary by Mainichi Shimbun
A team from Kyoto University published the results of a study in a US specialist journal that showed that there is a difference in the aging of the brain between people who continue to play musical instruments as a hobby after they start playing them in old age and those who stop. The results were obtained by following a total of 32 subjects for four years, and it is said to be the first long-term study to examine the effects of practicing music…

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A team from Kyoto University published the results of a study in a US specialist journal that showed that there is a difference in the aging of the brain between people who continue to play musical instruments as a hobby after they start playing them in old age and those who stop. The results were obtained by following a total of 32 subjects for four years, and it is said to be the first long-term study to examine the effects of practicing music…

·Chiyoda, Japan
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Mainichi Shimbun broke the news in Chiyoda, Japan on Sunday, July 6, 2025.
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