The synergy of neurology and music

Age should not be a deterrent if you want to learn a new skill, and this advice is exemplified by consultant neurologist Nick Losseff (The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, University College Hospital, London, UK). After years of journeying through all the musical genres as a guitarist (with a little trumpeting), Losseff decided that—at the age of 40—he wanted to learn the piano. "I made sure I did a half hour practice every day, even if it was the last thing I wanted to do", he tells The Lancet Neurology.