A number of studies have revealed that game playing triggers dopamine release in the brain, a finding that makes sense given the instrumental role that
dopamine plays in the way the brain handles both reward and exploration.
Whether it is the role of
dopamine in engaging learners K - 12 (music gives our brains a surge of the much beloved chemical) or the growth of empathy found
in British students who spent one hour per week during a year's time
playing instruments together, research findings about the many
ways that the arts improve learning and readiness for college and careers is news we can use.