Musicians are smarter than most....

I want to shoot the guy who wrote the caption...

....and this should come as a surprise.  Check out the latest from the Huffington Post, discussing an April 2011 article in Neuropsychology:  The Relation Between Instrumental Music Activity and Cognitive Aging, Brenda Hanna-Pladdy and Alicia MacKay, University of Kansas Medical Center.  In conclusion, the study states:

Engaging in musical activity for most of one’s lifetime significantly helps remember names, and enhances nonverbal memory, the ability to work based on what one sees, and mental agility during old age. The habit of physical exercise, in addition to musical involvement, further adds to mental lucidity in old age. Starting musical training early and continuing it for several years have a favorable effect on metal abilities during old age. Musical training also seems to enhance verbal prowess and the general IQ of a person, although it is possible that people with higher IQ tend to pursue music more seriously. It is advisable to think about our lifestyles and change them accordingly to have a better chance at a healthy, clear-headed old age.

Of course I have to note that the study focused on instrumental music.  Sorry, throats.  A similar study might just prove what the rest of us real musicians already know.