I've known maybe a couple dozen musicians in my life and noticed that they think differently. I attribute that to their musical training and the practice of playing their instruments and what they learn from that practice.
"Researchers noticed that people who played an instrument were able to respond more quickly to a problem they encountered and fix it with accuracy. Individuals who played an instrument were also less likely to develop an illness related to brain degeneration."
“Our findings could have important implications as the processes involved are amongst the first to be affected by aging, as well as a number of mental illnesses such as depression,” Jentzsch added. “The research suggests that musical activity could be used as an effective intervention to slow, stop or even reverse age, or illness, related decline in mental functioning."
"According to the research, musicians have higher neural connectivity than non-musicians in the default mode network, the nodes of which play a key role in higher cognitive processes."
"Researchers noticed that people who played an instrument were able to respond more quickly to a problem they encountered and fix it with accuracy. Individuals who played an instrument were also less likely to develop an illness related to brain degeneration."
“Our findings could have important implications as the processes involved are amongst the first to be affected by aging, as well as a number of mental illnesses such as depression,” Jentzsch added. “The research suggests that musical activity could be used as an effective intervention to slow, stop or even reverse age, or illness, related decline in mental functioning."
"According to the research, musicians have higher neural connectivity than non-musicians in the default mode network, the nodes of which play a key role in higher cognitive processes."