Playing music while sleeping helps my tinnitus, which helps me sleep, which helps my brain garbage collect. So, in my case at least, the answer is yes.
Bp;dr: Playing an instrument or singing, gives you more gray matter, memory and executive function, and a slower cognitive decline. Playing multiple instruments doesn't have a benefit
My unscientific feeling is that playing fires up brain centers for vision, hearing, motor control, memory, cognition, emotion, sympathy (with the composer) ... the whole nine yards.
It's a whole brain workout in my opinion. Plus the physical aspect.
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Bp;dr: Playing an instrument or singing, gives you more gray matter, memory and executive function, and a slower cognitive decline. Playing multiple instruments doesn't have a benefit
Edit: appears to cut off article
It's a whole brain workout in my opinion. Plus the physical aspect.