Brian Crumrine

Brian has nearly 20 years of software testing experience, and is Pulsara's Test Engineering Manager. He can also often be found laying down some far out rhythms as the drummer in his 70's inspired funk band.

Brian Crumrine

Brian Crumrine

Brian has nearly 20 years of software testing experience, and is Pulsara's Test Engineering Manager. He can also often be found laying down some far out rhythms as the drummer in his 70's inspired funk band.

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The Suprising Benefit Playing a Musical Instrument has on Brain Health [VIDEO]

By Brian Crumrine on Dec 08, 2015

 

When I was thirteen years old, I was in a severe car accident and became a Traumatic Brain Injury patient.

Soon after the accident, I found that I had trouble remembering things that I did during the day or people I had met. When I returned to school, I started to have trouble learning and my grades suffered (I had always done well in school before that).

Recent studies show that music has a directly beneficial impact on brain function and possibly overall health. I can personally attest to this finding better than most.

On the recommendation of one of my teachers, I saw a specialist at Yale New Haven Hospital who helped me rehabilitate. In conversation, I learned that he was a percussionist and shared that I was as well. Although he had theorized that playing an instrument could help with brain recovery, he didn't yet have the hard science to back that up. On his recommendation, I dove head first into music and percussion studies. As we progressed through therapy, he noticed my recovery was progressing far faster and more effectively than most of his patients.
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