Lois Svard

Tag: impulse control

  • Music making as a “fountain of youth,” part 3

    Music making as a “fountain of youth,” part 3

    What if practicing the piano (or another instrument) helped your brain to remain healthy longer in life? Well, in fact, it may do exactly that. Some of the most exciting brain and music research in the past few years shows that older adults who have never had any music lessons show neuroplastic changes in areas…

  • Executive functions: Why study music, part III

    Most of us have more to do than time to do it.  We juggle family and job responsibilities, friends, household management, social media, errands, plus a great deal more.  And for those of us who are musicians, we’re always trying to find practice time at our instrument.   How well we’re able to manage the…