SCIENCE REVEALS HOW HOBBIES HELP

Research has revealed how hobbies can help improve the quality of life and health. Meditation, for instance, is associated with what neuroscience refers to as reduced activity in the default mode network ( DMN) of the brain. DMN is a brain network involving a number of brain regions and any change in their activities through meditation could help you calm down and focus better, preventing your mind from wandering or thinking too much about yourself.

Several studies on cyberspace highlight the benefits of playing the piano that result in better brain efficiencies. It has been found that pianists have a more balanced central sulcus (a groove or a furrow on the surface of the brain) instead of a deeper one on one side, as is the case with most people.

Eventually, all these have positive health effects, including the ability to lessen the risks of dementia or Alzheimer’s. You do not need a doctor to tell you that an active hobby like photography keeps you fit, makes you focussed and enhances empathy, leaving you happy and satisfied as well as those around you.