Musicians hear better than non-musicians. BBC Article

[S.P]

Always nice to read about side-effect benefits that come from the joy of playing music.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14882394

[cjbdrm]

Given the choice of reading a book or an audiobook, the audiobook always wins for me. I seem to retain a lot more information when I hear it rather than reading it.

That and a buck will get you a cup of coffee...