As Mónica López Quintana, psychologist and director of the DePsi center in Vitoria, comments, "every day there is more evidence that human beings, in their intrauterine phase and after birth, are sensitive to music, which favors neurological development". Their benefits can also be applied when they are older. Researchers from the University of Toronto (Canada) chose several 6-year-old children and were randomly taught piano and voice classes. Others received no training. The study concluded that learning to play an instrument can increase math skills and overall IQ.
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