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NEWS FROM SCIENCE According to a recent study review from the online service Faculty of 1000 Biology and Medicine, practicing a musical instrument connects and develops the motor systems of the brain, refining the entire neurological system in ways that can't be done through any other activity."In some ways, the brain is like a muscle," says Richard Haier, PH.D., a professor of pediatric neurology at the University of California at Irvine. Meaning, the more it's worked - such as by practicing an instrument - the more efficient it becomes. Beal, Amy. "Get Smarter Every Day " Women's Health, (April, 2010): p99.