Fireworks in a Brain 脳の中の花火 How do you feel when you play the musical instrument? Lately I noticed the fact that I get to want to play the piano when I stress out or feel bored and need something to get my head refreshed. Also, I relax more when I play it than I listen to music. Good timely, I found an interesting article. It was a study about playing a musical instrument and a brain. According to the study, some neuro scientists found some unique active response in the brain by monitoring in real time with instruments like FMRI PET scanners when the scientists got participants listen to music.They saw fireworks multiple areas of their brains were lighting. It says that when you play the piano, you use the both area, the left hemisphere which is involved with the linguistic and mathematical precision, and the right hemisphere which is related with creative contents. I actually feel my brain become clear and get comfortable after playing the piano. I also confirmed the reason by reading the article. It is pretty difficult for me but I think I understand. If my understanding is correct, When I read a book, watch TV, cook and so on, usually the one part of my brain mainly reacts and does its task. But When I play the piano, various areas in the whole brain react together like fireworks. It's like a party in my brain. I want a party every day! Yay!