Learning to Play Music Improves Kids' Brains MRI scans of children who received musical training showed greater thickness in the areas of the brain that influence working memory, self-control, organization, and planning for the future. The research team claims their findings "underscore the vital importance of finding new and innovative ways to make music training more widely available to youths, beginning in childhood." Journal of American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, December 2014
