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The neuroscientists saw multiple areas of the brain light up,
神經科學家看到了腦內多處亮起，
simultaneously processing different information in intricate, interrelated, and astonishingly fast sequences.
同時以復雜、互相關聯、驚人的快速序列處理不同的訊息。
But what is it about making music that sets the brain alight?
但究竟彈奏音樂是如何將大腦點亮的呢？
The research is still fairly new, but neuroscientists have a pretty good idea.
雖然該研究才剛起步，但神經科學家有不錯的理念。
Playing a musical instrument engages practically every area of the brain at once,
彈奏樂器同時動用到大腦幾乎每區域，
especially the visual, auditory, and motor cortices.
特別是視覺、聽覺、運動皮質。
As with any other workout, disciplined, structured practice in playing music strengthens those brain functions,
猶如其它鍛煉，有紀律、組織性的彈奏練習
allowing us to apply that strength to other activities.
能加強這些腦功能，因而應用到別的活動。
The most obvious difference between listening to music and playing it is that the latter requires fine motor skills,
聆聽和演奏音樂最明顯的差異是在后者需要精確運動技巧，
which are controlled in both hemispheres of the brain.
這是受大腦兩邊半球控制。
It also combines the linguistic and mathematical precision, in which the left hemisphere is more involved,
這也結合了大多處理語言及數學精準度的左半腦，
with the novel and creative content that the right excels in.
以及擅長處理新穎、創造性內容的右半腦。
For these reasons, playing music has been found to increase the volume and activity in the brain's corpus callosum,
由于如此，演奏音樂被發現能增加大腦胼胝體的容量與活動，
the bridge between the two hemispheres, allowing messages to get across the brain faster and through more diverse routes.
胼胝體是大腦兩半球的橋梁，讓訊息能以不同的路途更快速的通過大腦。
This may allow musicians to solve problems more effectively and creatively, in both academic and social settings.
這能使音樂家在學術和社會環境里更有效、有創意的解決問題。
Because making music also involves crafting and understanding its emotional content and message,
因為演奏音樂也觸及塑造和了解其感情內容與訊息，
musicians often have higher levels of executive function,
音樂家通常具有較高水平的執行功能，
a category of interlinked tasks that includes planning, strategizing,
類屬有互相關聯的計畫、策略、細節關注等，
and attention to detail and requires simultaneous analysis of both cognitive and emotional aspects.
以及需要同時分析認知和感情方面的任務。
