Comments on: Focusing on More Than One Interest Improves Your Brain http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/10/26/focusing-on-more-than-one-interest-improves-your-brain/ A premiere personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:50:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: fivecentnickel.com http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/10/26/focusing-on-more-than-one-interest-improves-your-brain/#comment-67304 fivecentnickel.com Sat, 28 Oct 2006 16:34:12 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/10/26/focusing-on-more-that-one-interest-improves-your-brain/#comment-67304 Weekly Roundup - 10/27/06... Here’s a quick look at some of the posts that caught my eye over the past week… JLP talks about how to buy an exchange traded fund (ETF). FMF talks about whether parents or kids should pay for college. It’s an interesting question, ... Weekly Roundup – 10/27/06…

Here’s a quick look at some of the posts that caught my eye over the past week…

JLP talks about how to buy an exchange traded fund (ETF).
FMF talks about whether parents or kids should pay for college. It’s an interesting question, …

]]> By: Flexo http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/10/26/focusing-on-more-than-one-interest-improves-your-brain/#comment-67295 Flexo Sat, 28 Oct 2006 14:46:43 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/10/26/focusing-on-more-that-one-interest-improves-your-brain/#comment-67295 There are a number of studies that show the positive cognitive effects of music lessons, and they are controlled studies. Here are some sources: <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/09/20/health/webmd/main2026047.shtml?source=RSSattr=Health_2026047" rel="nofollow">1</a> <a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/09/060920093024.htm" rel="nofollow">2</a> <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/11/17/MNGQ9FPODP1.DTL" rel="nofollow">3</a> <a href="http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1175/is_6_36/ai_111027036" rel="nofollow">4</a> Those four links reference four separate studies and I'm sure I can find at least 20 more if I had the time. In fact, the link between music lessons and its effects in the brain has been studied to death. If you like, you can research each of the studies and determined which experiments were controlled to your liking. There are a number of studies that show the positive cognitive effects of music lessons, and they are controlled studies.

Here are some sources:

1 2 3 4

Those four links reference four separate studies and I’m sure I can find at least 20 more if I had the time. In fact, the link between music lessons and its effects in the brain has been studied to death. If you like, you can research each of the studies and determined which experiments were controlled to your liking.

]]> By: Ralph Morgan http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/10/26/focusing-on-more-than-one-interest-improves-your-brain/#comment-67275 Ralph Morgan Sat, 28 Oct 2006 04:29:20 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/10/26/focusing-on-more-that-one-interest-improves-your-brain/#comment-67275 Really? How did they do a controlled experiment? Randomly select 100 people and make half learn the piano, and see if this group performed better at other tasks than the control group??? If it's just a study of the average ability of those who cross-train, then it can't tell whether those who cross-train get better at other things due to the training, or whether having better skills/ability to start with means that you're more likely to cross-train or have lots of interests. Regards http://enoughwealth.blogspot.com Really? How did they do a controlled experiment? Randomly select 100 people and make half learn the piano, and see if this group performed better at other tasks than the control group???

If it’s just a study of the average ability of those who cross-train, then it can’t tell whether those who cross-train get better at other things due to the training, or whether having better skills/ability to start with means that you’re more likely to cross-train or have lots of interests.

Regards
http://enoughwealth.blogspot.com

]]> By: finance girl http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/10/26/focusing-on-more-than-one-interest-improves-your-brain/#comment-67189 finance girl Fri, 27 Oct 2006 05:13:40 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/10/26/focusing-on-more-that-one-interest-improves-your-brain/#comment-67189 couldn't agree more! in addition to the PF stuff I also have French as an interest (I have a weekly tutor) couldn’t agree more! in addition to the PF stuff I also have French as an interest (I have a weekly tutor)

]]> By: Flexo http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/10/26/focusing-on-more-than-one-interest-improves-your-brain/#comment-67184 Flexo Fri, 27 Oct 2006 03:49:49 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/10/26/focusing-on-more-that-one-interest-improves-your-brain/#comment-67184 I'm always fascinated when I learn new things about the way the brain operates. I’m always fascinated when I learn new things about the way the brain operates.

]]> By: G. http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/10/26/focusing-on-more-than-one-interest-improves-your-brain/#comment-67172 G. Fri, 27 Oct 2006 00:13:46 +0000 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2006/10/26/focusing-on-more-that-one-interest-improves-your-brain/#comment-67172 The brain is brilliant. If you eat food with the opposite hand it takes different because you taste it with different parts of your tongue. The brain is brilliant. If you eat food with the opposite hand it takes different because you taste it with different parts of your tongue.

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