There’s an old cliche in the rock scene that drummers are always the forgotten members of a band. The drums aren’t quite as exciting as guitar and don’t demand the same attention as a mic stand. But it turns out if you’re kid wants to pick up a rock instrument, drums could be the thing — for their brain. A team of researchers (Ruhr-Universität Bochum) analyzed a group of seasoned drummers’ brains. They discovered that playing the drums changes one’s brain structure; drummers’ motor brain areas are organized more efficiently, and also appear to have fewer than normal, but also thicker, connecting fibers between the two halves of the brain. It was observed that the drummers’ brains were less active while performing motor tasks, in comparison to the control subjects. Essentially, this means the brain of a veteran drummer is more efficiently organized and connected, meaning it does not need to use as much energy.