Toronto (CP)
Slaving over music scales is tedium incarnate for
many children. But those who persevere may thank their lucky stars for
it when they reach the other end of their lives.
That's because music training, especially if it
is commenced at a young age, may change the brain in ways that protect it
against the ravages of time.
That theory is being put forward by a team of Toronto-area
researchers who will conduct a number of inter-related studies over the
next three years to try to determine whether musical training protects the
brain against dementia and other forms of cognitive decline in later life.
Anne