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We can build and shape our own brains
Maguire et al. 2000, found that the area of Hyde at al. 2009, found that 6-year-old children receiving music
the brain associated with navigational skills lessons for 15 months (compared with children receiving non-
was larger in London taxi drivers. music lessons) showed changes in the structure of their brains in
the areas involved in motor and auditory systems.
Teixeira-Machado et al., (2019) systematic review of clinical
trials concluded that dance resulted in changes to the
structure of the brain and significant improvements to brain
functions such as memory, attention and body balance, as
well as improvements to physical and mental health.
