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    Musicians' brains: each instrument broken down into pie charts

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    What percentage of a musician's brain thinks about which issues? We've conducted a scientific analysis which is totally not based on guesswork.

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      1. Brain of a pianist

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      2. Brain of an oboist

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      3. Brain of a cellist

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      4. Brain of a tubist

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      5. Brain of a timpanist

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      6. Brain of a singer

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      7. Brain of a trombonist

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      8. Brain of a flautist

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      9. Brain of a violinist

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      10. Brain of a clarinettist

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      11. Brain of a percussionist

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      12. Brain of a violist

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      13. Brain of a double bassist

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      14. Brain of a conductor

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