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Is there a dose-response relationship between musical instrument playing and later-life cognition? A cohort study using EPIC-Norfolk data.
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Abstract
Musical instrument playing provides intellectual stimulation, which is hypothesised to generate cognitive reserve that protects against cognitive impairment. Studies to date have classified musicianship as a binary entity. This investigation draws on the dataset of the European Prospective Investigation of Cancer Norfolk study to examine the effect of frequency of playing on later-life cognition.