How playing an instrument benefits your brain (according to science)

17 June 2016, 17:27 | Updated: 6 January 2017, 14:45

Playing music can do some spectacular things - and here's a great animated overview.

Playing music makes you feel good - the rhythm, movement and breathing involved are great for your body, and it also does fantastic things to your mind.

Music-making and its effects on the brain is the subject of this rather fascinating Ted-Ed talk.

Neuroscientist Anita Collins looks at all the spectacular things that happen in musicians’ brains as they play, and some of the long-term positive effects of this mental workout.