Playing the drums changes your brain structure


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Drummers are able to perform complex motor tasks with both hands equally well. — AFP

Regularly playing the drums over a number of years appears to cause changes in brain structure and function not seen in non-musical individuals.

Carried out by researchers from Ruhr-Universität Bochum in Germany, the new small-scale study looked at 20 professional drummers who had been playing the instrument for an average of 17 years.

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