Engaging in music helps a person beat stress, anxiety and blood pressure and could improve sleep quality, mood and mental alertness. Adding to the list of benefits, researchers behind a recent large-scale study say that lifelong exposure to music could help boost an individual's memory and brain health in old age.
The findings of the study published in the International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry suggest that singing and playing a musical instrument, particularly the piano, is linked to improved memory and executive function of the brain. The researchers also found greater benefits in those who continue to play the instrument into their later life.
