A British musician – worried she may lose her music skills during brain surgery – asked surgeons to allow her to play the violin during the procedure. Doctors mapped her brain before the surgery to identify areas that were active when she played her violin. They woke her up in the middle of the operation so she could play to make sure the surgeons did not damage any crucial areas of the brain that controlled her delicate hand movements.

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She left the hospital 3 days later & hopes to return to the symphony soon.