Hi there! Just sharing this wonderful article!
All the jazz musicians already knows this!
“When jazz musicians let their creativity flow and start to improvise melodies, they use parts of their brains typically associated with spoken language — specifically, regions that help people interpret syntax or the structure of sentences, according to a new study.”
http://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/jazz-players-brains-see-music-language-n35601