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When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But when you actually play an instrument, that activity becomes more like a fullbody brain workout. What's going on? Anita Collins explains the fireworks that go off in musicians' brains when they play, and examines some of the longterm positive effects of this mental workout.

Lesson by Anita Collins, animation by Sharon Colman Graham.