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Sihvonen AJ, Ferguson MA, Chen V, Soinila S, Särkämö T, Joutsa J. Focal Brain Lesions Causing Acquired Amusia Map to a Common Brain Network. J Neurosci 2024; 44:e1922232024. [PMID: 38423761 PMCID: PMC11007473 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1922-23.2024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
Abstract
Music is a universal human attribute. The study of amusia, a neurologic music processing deficit, has increasingly elaborated our view on the neural organization of the musical brain. However, lesions causing amusia occur in multiple brain locations and often also cause aphasia, leaving the distinct neural networks for amusia unclear. Here, we utilized lesion network mapping to identify these networks. A systematic literature search was carried out to identify all published case reports of lesion-induced amusia. The reproducibility and specificity of the identified amusia network were then tested in an independent prospective cohort of 97 stroke patients (46 female and 51 male) with repeated structural brain imaging, specifically assessed for both music perception and language abilities. Lesion locations in the case reports were heterogeneous but connected to common brain regions, including bilateral temporoparietal and insular cortices, precentral gyrus, and cingulum. In the prospective cohort, lesions causing amusia mapped to a common brain network, centering on the right superior temporal cortex and clearly distinct from the network causally associated with aphasia. Lesion-induced longitudinal structural effects in the amusia circuit were confirmed as reduction of both gray and white matter volume, which correlated with the severity of amusia. We demonstrate that despite the heterogeneity of lesion locations disrupting music processing, there is a common brain network that is distinct from the language network. These results provide evidence for the distinct neural substrate of music processing, differentiating music-related functions from language, providing a testable target for noninvasive brain stimulation to treat amusia.
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- Aleksi J Sihvonen
- Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki 00014, Finland
- Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain, University of Helsinki, Helsinki 00014, Finland
- Queensland Aphasia Research Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
- Department of Neurology, Neurocenter, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki 00029, Finland
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- Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
- Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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- Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Turku and Neurocenter, Turku University Hospital, Turku 20521, Finland
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- Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki 00014, Finland
- Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain, University of Helsinki, Helsinki 00014, Finland
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- Turku Brain and Mind Center, Clinical Neurosciences, University of Turku, Turku 20521, Finland
- Neurocenter and Turku PET Center, Turku University Hospital, Turku 20521, Finland
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Sun Y, Oxenham V, Lo CY, Walsh J, Martens WL, Cremer P, Thompson WF. Acquired amusia after a right middle cerebral artery infarction - a case study. Neurocase 2024; 30:18-28. [PMID: 38734872 DOI: 10.1080/13554794.2024.2350104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024]
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A 62-year-old musician-MM-developed amusia after a right middle-cerebral-artery infarction. Initially, MM showed melodic deficits while discriminating pitch-related differences in melodies, musical memory problems, and impaired sensitivity to tonal structures, but normal pitch discrimination and spectral resolution thresholds, and normal cognitive and language abilities. His rhythmic processing was intact when pitch variations were removed. After 3 months, MM showed a large improvement in his sensitivity to tonality, but persistent melodic deficits and a decline in perceiving the metric structure of rhythmic sequences. We also found visual cues aided melodic processing, which is novel and beneficial for future rehabilitation practice.
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- Yanan Sun
- Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
- Neurology Department, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
- Neurology Department, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
- Neurology Department, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
- Faculty of Society and Design, Bond University, Queensland, Australia
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Raghavendra PA, Hegde S, Philip M, Kesavan M. Music and neuro-cognitive deficits in depression. Front Psychol 2022; 13:959169. [PMID: 35992458 PMCID: PMC9386549 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.959169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Background Cognitive deficits are one of the core features of major depressive disorder (MDD) that play crucial role in functional recovery. Studies have explored cognitive deficits in MDD, however, given inconsistent results, especially in mild-moderate MDD. Recently, studies have explored music as cognitive ability in various clinical conditions. In MDD, large focus has been on evaluating emotion deficits and just a handful on music cognition. With growing evidence on use of music based intervention to target cognitive deficits, it is imperative to explore nature of music cognitive ability in MDD. Aim To examine musical and neuro-cognitive deficits in patients with mild-moderate MDD. Methods Patients diagnosed with mild or moderate MDD (n = 19) and matched healthy controls (HC) (n = 18) were evaluated on selected tests from NIMHANS Neuropsychological test battery and Montreal battery for evaluation of amusia (MBEA). Results MDD group performed significantly lower than HC on working memory (p = 0.007), verbal learning (p = 0.02) and retention (p = 0.03). Three indices were computed for a comprehensive evaluation. Groups did not differ significantly in any of the indices- focused attention, executive function, learning and memory as well as on music cognition. Focused attention and memory index predicted music cognition in HC and the combined group (MDD + HC) (p < 0.01). Attention alone contributed to 62.1% of variance in music cognition. Similarly, music cognition significantly predicted focused attention (p < 0.01). Conclusion Individuals with mild-moderate MDD show significant deficits in working memory, verbal learning and memory, however, not in music cognition. There exists a significant relationship between music cognition and attention, which could be implicated in use of music interventions to ameliorate cognitive deficits. Limitations of study include small sample size and heterogeneity. Future studies on larger cohort examining musical emotion perception and neurocognition is imperative to have deeper understanding of this debilitating condition.
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- Prathima A. Raghavendra
- Clinical Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience Centre, Music Cognition Laboratory, Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscienes (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, India
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- Clinical Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience Centre, Department of Clinical Psychology, Music Cognition Laboratory, Wellcome Trust/DBT India Alliance CPH - Intermediate Fellow (IA/CPHI/17/1/503348), National Institute of Mental Health and Neuroscienes (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, India
- *Correspondence: Shantala Hegde, ,
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Sihvonen AJ, Pitkäniemi A, Särkämö T, Soinila S. Isn't There Room for Music in Chronic Pain Management? THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2022; 23:1143-1150. [PMID: 35124251 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2022.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 01/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Chronic pain with its comorbidities, such as depression, insomnia, and social deprivation, is a major cause of disability and health-economic burden. Insufficient response to pain medication and potentially serious adverse effects have led the majority of chronic pain patients to seek relief from non-pharmacological remedies. Along with this trend, pain research has paid increasing interest in critical evaluation of various complementary treatments. Music-based treatments have emerged as an efficacious and safe means to enhance the management of acute and chronic pain. We review the current position of music-based interventions in the treatment of chronic pain and present explanations for the analgesic effects of music through modulation of the primary nociception and discuss the contribution of the mesolimbic dopaminergic system to the affective component of pain perception. We propose ways to translate the novel theoretical understanding into clinical practice in different health care settings, primary health care in particular, and discuss the preconditions of successful implementation. We argue that music interventions provide low-cost, easily applicable complementary pain treatments not requiring heavy utilization of health care resources. Finally, we provide research and quality improvement frameworks and make suggestions to cover the gaps of existing evidence. PERSPECTIVE: This article addresses the current evidence for analgesic effects of music interventions, discusses its neurobiological basis and evaluates potential use of music in treating chronic pain patients in different health care settings. We also propose directions for future research to cover shortages in the currently published data.
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- Aleksi J Sihvonen
- Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland; Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Australia.
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- Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Neurocenter, Turku University Hospital and Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Turku, Finland
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Sihvonen AJ, Särkämö T. Music processing and amusia. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2022; 187:55-67. [PMID: 35964992 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-823493-8.00014-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Music is a universal and important human trait, which is orchestrated by complex brain network centered in the temporal lobe but connecting broadly to multiple cortical and subcortical regions. In the human brain, music engages a widespread bilateral network of regions that govern auditory perception, syntactic and semantic processing, attention and memory, emotion and reward, and motor skills. The ability to perceive or produce music can be severely impaired either due to abnormal brain development or brain damage, leading to a condition called amusia. Modern neuroimaging studies of amusia have provided valuable knowledge about the structure and function of specific brain regions and white matter pathways that are crucial for music perception, highlighting the role of the right frontotemporal network in this process. In this chapter, we provide an overview on the neural basis of music processing in a healthy brain and review evidence obtained from the studies of congenital and acquired amusia.
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- Aleksi J Sihvonen
- School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Queensland Aphasia Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Herston, QLD, Australia; Department of Psychology and Logopedics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
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Anderson KS, Gosselin N, Sadikot AF, Laguë-Beauvais M, Kang ESH, Fogarty AE, Marcoux J, Dagher J, de Guise E. Pitch and Rhythm Perception and Verbal Short-Term Memory in Acute Traumatic Brain Injury. Brain Sci 2021; 11:1173. [PMID: 34573194 PMCID: PMC8469559 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11091173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Music perception deficits are common following acquired brain injury due to stroke, epilepsy surgeries, and aneurysmal clipping. Few studies have examined these deficits following traumatic brain injury (TBI), resulting in an under-diagnosis in this population. We aimed to (1) compare TBI patients to controls on pitch and rhythm perception during the acute phase; (2) determine whether pitch and rhythm perception disorders co-occur; (3) examine lateralization of injury in the context of pitch and rhythm perception; and (4) determine the relationship between verbal short-term memory (STM) and pitch and rhythm perception. Music perception was examined using the Scale and Rhythm tests of the Montreal Battery of Evaluation of Amusia, in association with CT scans to identify lesion laterality. Verbal short-term memory was examined using Digit Span Forward. TBI patients had greater impairment than controls, with 43% demonstrating deficits in pitch perception, and 40% in rhythm perception. Deficits were greater with right hemisphere damage than left. Pitch and rhythm deficits co-occurred 31% of the time, suggesting partly dissociable networks. There was a dissociation between performance on verbal STM and pitch and rhythm perception 39 to 42% of the time (respectively), with most individuals (92%) demonstrating intact verbal STM, with impaired pitch or rhythm perception. The clinical implications of music perception deficits following TBI are discussed.
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- Kirsten S Anderson
- Psychology Department, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H2V 2S9, Canada
- Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Réadaptation du Montréal Métropolitain (CRIR), Montreal, QC H3S 1M9, Canada
- International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research (BRAMS), and Centre for Research on Brain, Language, and Music (CRBLM), Montreal, QC H2V2S9, Canada
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- Psychology Department, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H2V 2S9, Canada
- International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research (BRAMS), and Centre for Research on Brain, Language, and Music (CRBLM), Montreal, QC H2V2S9, Canada
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- Neurology and Neurosurgery Department, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
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- Neurology and Neurosurgery Department, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
- Traumatic Brain Injury Program, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC H3G 1A4, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3G 2M1, Canada
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- Department of Neurology, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Neurology and Neurosurgery Department, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
- Traumatic Brain Injury Program, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC H3G 1A4, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Réadaptation du Montréal Métropolitain (CRIR), Montreal, QC H3S 1M9, Canada
- Traumatic Brain Injury Program, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC H3G 1A4, Canada
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- Psychology Department, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H2V 2S9, Canada
- Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Réadaptation du Montréal Métropolitain (CRIR), Montreal, QC H3S 1M9, Canada
- Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada
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Klarendić M, Gorišek VR, Granda G, Avsenik J, Zgonc V, Kojović M. Auditory agnosia with anosognosia. Cortex 2021; 137:255-270. [PMID: 33647851 DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2020.12.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2019] [Revised: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
Abstract
A 66-year-old right-handed female medical doctor suffered two consecutive cardioembolic strokes, initially affecting the right frontal lobe and the right insula, followed by a lesion in the left temporal lobe. The patient presented with distinctive phenomenology of general auditory agnosia with anosognosia for the deficit. She did not understand verbal requests and her answers to oral questions were fluent but unrelated to the topic. However, she was able to correctly answer written questions, name objects, and fluently describe their purpose, which is characteristic for verbal auditory agnosia. She was also unable to recognise environmental sounds or to recognise and repeat any melody. These inabilities represent environmental sound agnosia and amusia, respectively. Surprisingly, she was not aware of the problem, not asking any questions regarding her symptoms, and avoiding discussing her inability to understand spoken language, which is indicative of anosognosia. The deficits in our patient followed a distinct pattern of recovery. The verbal auditory agnosia was the first to resolve, followed by environmental sound agnosia. Amusia persisted the longest. The patient was clinically assessed from the first day of symptom onset and the evolution of symptoms was video documented. We give a detailed account of the patient's behaviour and provide results of audiological and neuropsychological evaluations. We discuss the anatomy of auditory agnosia and anosognosia relevant to the case. This case study may serve to better understand auditory agnosia in clinical settings. It is important to distinguish auditory agnosia from Wernicke's aphasia, because use of written language may enable normal communication.
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- Maja Klarendić
- Department of Neurology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Neuroradiology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Neurology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Pralus A, Belfi A, Hirel C, Lévêque Y, Fornoni L, Bigand E, Jung J, Tranel D, Nighoghossian N, Tillmann B, Caclin A. Recognition of musical emotions and their perceived intensity after unilateral brain damage. Cortex 2020; 130:78-93. [PMID: 32645502 DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2020.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Revised: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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For the hemispheric laterality of emotion processing in the brain, two competing hypotheses are currently still debated. The first hypothesis suggests a greater involvement of the right hemisphere in emotion perception whereas the second hypothesis suggests different involvements of each hemisphere as a function of the valence of the emotion. These hypotheses are based on findings for facial and prosodic emotion perception. Investigating emotion perception for other stimuli, such as music, should provide further insight and potentially help to disentangle between these two hypotheses. The present study investigated musical emotion perception in patients with unilateral right brain damage (RBD, n = 16) or left brain damage (LBD, n = 16), as well as in matched healthy comparison participants (n = 28). The experimental task required explicit recognition of musical emotions as well as ratings on the perceived intensity of the emotion. Compared to matched comparison participants, musical emotion recognition was impaired only in LBD participants, suggesting a potential specificity of the left hemisphere for explicit emotion recognition in musical material. In contrast, intensity ratings of musical emotions revealed that RBD patients underestimated the intensity of negative emotions compared to positive emotions, while LBD patients and comparisons did not show this pattern. To control for a potential generalized emotion deficit for other types of stimuli, we also tested facial emotion recognition in the same patients and their matched healthy comparisons. This revealed that emotion recognition after brain damage might depend on the stimulus category or modality used. These results are in line with the hypothesis of a deficit of emotion perception depending on lesion laterality and valence in brain-damaged participants. The present findings provide critical information to disentangle the currently debated competing hypotheses and thus allow for a better characterization of the involvement of each hemisphere for explicit emotion recognition and their perceived intensity.
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- Agathe Pralus
- Lyon Neuroscience Research Center; CNRS, UMR5292; INSERM, U1028; Lyon, France; University Lyon 1, Lyon, France.
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- Department of Psychological Science, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, USA
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- Lyon Neuroscience Research Center; CNRS, UMR5292; INSERM, U1028; Lyon, France; University Lyon 1, Lyon, France; Hôpital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France
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- Lyon Neuroscience Research Center; CNRS, UMR5292; INSERM, U1028; Lyon, France; University Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Lyon Neuroscience Research Center; CNRS, UMR5292; INSERM, U1028; Lyon, France; University Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- LEAD, CNRS, UMR 5022, University of Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- Lyon Neuroscience Research Center; CNRS, UMR5292; INSERM, U1028; Lyon, France; University Lyon 1, Lyon, France; Hôpital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France
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- Department of Neurology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- University Lyon 1, Lyon, France; Hôpital Neurologique Pierre Wertheimer, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France; CREATIS, CNRS, UMR5220, INSERM, U1044, University Lyon 1, France
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- Lyon Neuroscience Research Center; CNRS, UMR5292; INSERM, U1028; Lyon, France; University Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Lyon Neuroscience Research Center; CNRS, UMR5292; INSERM, U1028; Lyon, France; University Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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Sihvonen AJ, Särkämö T, Rodríguez-Fornells A, Ripollés P, Münte TF, Soinila S. Neural architectures of music - Insights from acquired amusia. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2019; 107:104-114. [PMID: 31479663 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2019] [Revised: 08/27/2019] [Accepted: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The ability to perceive and produce music is a quintessential element of human life, present in all known cultures. Modern functional neuroimaging has revealed that music listening activates a large-scale bilateral network of cortical and subcortical regions in the healthy brain. Even the most accurate structural studies do not reveal which brain areas are critical and causally linked to music processing. Such questions may be answered by analysing the effects of focal brain lesions in patients´ ability to perceive music. In this sense, acquired amusia after stroke provides a unique opportunity to investigate the neural architectures crucial for normal music processing. Based on the first large-scale longitudinal studies on stroke-induced amusia using modern multi-modal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques, such as advanced lesion-symptom mapping, grey and white matter morphometry, tractography and functional connectivity, we discuss neural structures critical for music processing, consider music processing in light of the dual-stream model in the right hemisphere, and propose a neural model for acquired amusia.
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- Aleksi J Sihvonen
- Department of Neurosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland; Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, University of Helsinki, Finland.
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- Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, University of Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Cognition, University of Barcelona, Cognition & Brain Plasticity Unit, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Institució Catalana de recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, New York University and Music and Audio Research Laboratory, New York University, USA
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- Department of Neurology and Institute of Psychology II, University of Lübeck, Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Turku University Hospital, Department of Neurology, University of Turku, Finland
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Musical disability in children with autism spectrum disorder. Psychiatry Res 2018; 267:354-359. [PMID: 29957553 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2018.05.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2017] [Revised: 05/04/2018] [Accepted: 05/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Although enhanced musical ability is reported in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), this observation may be uncommon, and reports of auditory processing deficits suggest musical ability may be impaired. We hypothesized that musical ability would be impaired in children with ASD, that the severity of impairment would correlate with cognitive dysfunction, and with clinical features of illness. We evaluated 26 children with ASD and 27 typically developing (TD) children using the Montreal Battery of Evaluation of Amusia short version (MBEA-s) as well as cognitive tests and clinical evaluations of ASD symptomatology. Mean scores on the MBEA-s were significantly lower in children with ASD. MBEA-s scores did not correlate with cognitive test results in either ASD or TD children, and did not correlate with symptom severity in ASD children. For the ASD children only, the combination of hyperactivity/inattention and working memory resulted in a significant contribution to the variance in the MBEA-s score. The findings indicate that musical ability appears to be impaired in children with ASD, and assessment of musical ability may complement cognitive tests and measures of symptomatology in characterizing the shared neural substrates for these dysfunctions in ASD.
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Sihvonen AJ, Särkämö T, Ripollés P, Leo V, Saunavaara J, Parkkola R, Rodríguez-Fornells A, Soinila S. Functional neural changes associated with acquired amusia across different stages of recovery after stroke. Sci Rep 2017; 7:11390. [PMID: 28900231 PMCID: PMC5595783 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-11841-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Accepted: 08/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Brain damage causing acquired amusia disrupts the functional music processing system, creating a unique opportunity to investigate the critical neural architectures of musical processing in the brain. In this longitudinal fMRI study of stroke patients (N = 41) with a 6-month follow-up, we used natural vocal music (sung with lyrics) and instrumental music stimuli to uncover brain activation and functional network connectivity changes associated with acquired amusia and its recovery. In the acute stage, amusic patients exhibited decreased activation in right superior temporal areas compared to non-amusic patients during instrumental music listening. During the follow-up, the activation deficits expanded to comprise a wide-spread bilateral frontal, temporal, and parietal network. The amusics showed less activation deficits to vocal music, suggesting preserved processing of singing in the amusic brain. Compared to non-recovered amusics, recovered amusics showed increased activation to instrumental music in bilateral frontoparietal areas at 3 months and in right middle and inferior frontal areas at 6 months. Amusia recovery was also associated with increased functional connectivity in right and left frontoparietal attention networks to instrumental music. Overall, our findings reveal the dynamic nature of deficient activation and connectivity patterns in acquired amusia and highlight the role of dorsal networks in amusia recovery.
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- Aleksi J Sihvonen
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Turku, 20520, Turku, Finland. .,Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, 00014, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Cognition and Brain Plasticity Group, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08907, Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Cognition, Development and Education Psychology, University of Barcelona, 08035, Barcelona, Spain.,Poeppel Lab, Department of Psychology, New York University, 10003, NY, USA
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- Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, 00014, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Medical Physics, Turku University Hospital, 20521, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Radiology, Turku University and Turku University Hospital, 20521, Turku, Finland
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- Cognition and Brain Plasticity Group, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08907, Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Cognition, Development and Education Psychology, University of Barcelona, 08035, Barcelona, Spain.,Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies, ICREA, Barcelona, Spain
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- Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Turku University Hospital and Department of Neurology, University of Turku, 20521, Turku, Finland
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Sihvonen AJ, Ripollés P, Rodríguez-Fornells A, Soinila S, Särkämö T. Revisiting the Neural Basis of Acquired Amusia: Lesion Patterns and Structural Changes Underlying Amusia Recovery. Front Neurosci 2017; 11:426. [PMID: 28790885 PMCID: PMC5524924 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2017.00426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2017] [Accepted: 07/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
Abstract
Although, acquired amusia is a common deficit following stroke, relatively little is still known about its precise neural basis, let alone to its recovery. Recently, we performed a voxel-based lesion-symptom mapping (VLSM) and morphometry (VBM) study which revealed a right lateralized lesion pattern, and longitudinal gray matter volume (GMV) and white matter volume (WMV) changes that were specifically associated with acquired amusia after stroke. In the present study, using a larger sample of stroke patients (N = 90), we aimed to replicate and extend the previous structural findings as well as to determine the lesion patterns and volumetric changes associated with amusia recovery. Structural MRIs were acquired at acute and 6-month post-stroke stages. Music perception was behaviorally assessed at acute and 3-month post-stroke stages using the Scale and Rhythm subtests of the Montreal Battery of Evaluation of Amusia (MBEA). Using these scores, the patients were classified as non-amusic, recovered amusic, and non-recovered amusic. The results of the acute stage VLSM analyses and the longitudinal VBM analyses converged to show that more severe and persistent (non-recovered) amusia was associated with an extensive pattern of lesions and GMV/WMV decrease in right temporal, frontal, parietal, striatal, and limbic areas. In contrast, less severe and transient (recovered) amusia was linked to lesions specifically in left inferior frontal gyrus as well as to a GMV decrease in right parietal areas. Separate continuous analyses of MBEA Scale and Rhythm scores showed extensively overlapping lesion pattern in right temporal, frontal, and subcortical structures as well as in the right insula. Interestingly, the recovered pitch amusia was related to smaller GMV decreases in the temporoparietal junction whereas the recovered rhythm amusia was associated to smaller GMV decreases in the inferior temporal pole. Overall, the results provide a more comprehensive picture of the lesions and longitudinal structural changes associated with different recovery trajectories of acquired amusia.
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- Aleksi J Sihvonen
- Faculty of Medicine, University of TurkuTurku, Finland.,Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of HelsinkiHelsinki, Finland
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- Cognition and Brain Plasticity Group, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de LlobregatBarcelona, Spain.,Department of Cognition, Development and Education Psychology, University of BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain.,Poeppel Lab, Department of Psychology, New York UniversityNew York, NY, United States
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- Cognition and Brain Plasticity Group, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de LlobregatBarcelona, Spain.,Department of Cognition, Development and Education Psychology, University of BarcelonaBarcelona, Spain.,Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies, Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA)Barcelona, Spain
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- Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Turku University Hospital and Department of Neurology, University of TurkuTurku, Finland
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- Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of HelsinkiHelsinki, Finland
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Neural Basis of Acquired Amusia and Its Recovery after Stroke. J Neurosci 2017; 36:8872-81. [PMID: 27559169 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0709-16.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
UNLABELLED Although acquired amusia is a relatively common disorder after stroke, its precise neuroanatomical basis is still unknown. To evaluate which brain regions form the neural substrate for acquired amusia and its recovery, we performed a voxel-based lesion-symptom mapping (VLSM) and morphometry (VBM) study with 77 human stroke subjects. Structural MRIs were acquired at acute and 6 month poststroke stages. Amusia and aphasia were behaviorally assessed at acute and 3 month poststroke stages using the Scale and Rhythm subtests of the Montreal Battery of Evaluation of Amusia (MBEA) and language tests. VLSM analyses indicated that amusia was associated with a lesion area comprising the superior temporal gyrus, Heschl's gyrus, insula, and striatum in the right hemisphere, clearly different from the lesion pattern associated with aphasia. Parametric analyses of MBEA Pitch and Rhythm scores showed extensive lesion overlap in the right striatum, as well as in the right Heschl's gyrus and superior temporal gyrus. Lesions associated with Rhythm scores extended more superiorly and posterolaterally. VBM analysis of volume changes from the acute to the 6 month stage showed a clear decrease in gray matter volume in the right superior and middle temporal gyri in nonrecovered amusic patients compared with nonamusic patients. This increased atrophy was more evident in anterior temporal areas in rhythm amusia and in posterior temporal and temporoparietal areas in pitch amusia. Overall, the results implicate right temporal and subcortical regions as the crucial neural substrate for acquired amusia and highlight the importance of different temporal lobe regions for the recovery of amusia after stroke. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Lesion studies are essential in uncovering the brain regions causally linked to a given behavior or skill. For music perception ability, previous lesion studies of amusia have been methodologically limited in both spatial accuracy and time domain as well as by small sample sizes, providing coarse and equivocal information about which brain areas underlie amusia. By using longitudinal MRI and behavioral data from a large sample of stroke patients coupled with modern voxel-based analyses methods, we were able provide the first systematic evidence for the causal role of right temporal and striatal areas in music perception. Clinically, these results have important implications for the diagnosis and prognosis of amusia after stroke and for rehabilitation planning.
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BACKGROUND Acquired brain injury (ABI) can result in impairments in motor function, language, cognition, and sensory processing, and in emotional disturbances, which can severely reduce a survivor's quality of life. Music interventions have been used in rehabilitation to stimulate brain functions involved in movement, cognition, speech, emotions, and sensory perceptions. An update of the systematic review published in 2010 was needed to gauge the efficacy of music interventions in rehabilitation for people with ABI. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of music interventions for functional outcomes in people with ABI. We expanded the criteria of our existing review to: 1) examine the efficacy of music interventions in addressing recovery in people with ABI including gait, upper extremity function, communication, mood and emotions, cognitive functioning, social skills, pain, behavioural outcomes, activities of daily living, and adverse events; 2) compare the efficacy of music interventions and standard care with a) standard care alone, b) standard care and placebo treatments, or c) standard care and other therapies; 3) compare the efficacy of different types of music interventions (music therapy delivered by trained music therapists versus music interventions delivered by other professionals). SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane Stroke Group Trials Register (January 2016), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (2015, Issue 6), MEDLINE (1946 to June 2015), Embase (1980 to June 2015), CINAHL (1982 to June 2015), PsycINFO (1806 to June 2015), LILACS (1982 to January 2016), and AMED (1985 to June 2015). We handsearched music therapy journals and conference proceedings, searched dissertation and specialist music databases, trials and research registers, reference lists, and contacted relevant experts and music therapy associations to identify unpublished research. We imposed no language restriction. We performed the original search in 2009. SELECTION CRITERIA We included all randomised controlled trials and controlled clinical trials that compared music interventions and standard care with standard care alone or combined with other therapies. We examined studies that included people older than 16 years of age who had ABI of a non-degenerative nature and were participating in treatment programmes offered in hospital, outpatient, or community settings. We included studies in any language, published and unpublished. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two review authors independently extracted data and assessed the risk of bias of the included studies. We contacted trial researchers to obtain missing data or for additional information when necessary. Where possible, we presented results for continuous outcomes in meta-analyses using mean differences (MDs) and standardised mean differences (SMDs). We used post-test scores. In cases of significant baseline difference, we used change scores. We conducted a sensitivity analysis to assess the impact of the randomisation method. MAIN RESULTS We identified 22 new studies for this update. The evidence for this update is based on 29 trials involving 775 participants. A music intervention known as rhythmic auditory stimulation may be beneficial for improving the following gait parameters after stroke. We found a reported increase in gait velocity of 11.34 metres per minute (95% confidence interval (CI) 8.40 to 14.28; 9 trials; 268 participants; P < 0.00001; moderate-quality evidence). Stride length of the affected side may also benefit, with a reported average of 0.12 metres more (95% CI 0.04 to 0.20; 5 trials; 129 participants; P = 0.003; moderate-quality evidence). We found a reported average improvement for general gait of 7.67 units on the Dynamic Gait Index (95% CI 5.67 to 9.67; 2 trials; 48 participants; P < 0.00001). There may also be an improvement in gait cadence, with a reported average increase of 10.77 steps per minute (95% CI 4.36 to 17.18; 7 trials; 223 participants; P = 0.001; low-quality evidence).Music interventions may be beneficial for improving the timing of upper extremity function after stroke as scored by a reduction of 1.08 seconds on the Wolf Motor Function Test (95% CI -1.69 to -0.47; 2 trials; 122 participants; very low-quality evidence).Music interventions may be beneficial for communication outcomes in people with aphasia following stroke. Overall, communication improved by 0.75 standard deviations in the intervention group, a moderate effect (95% CI 0.11 to 1.39; 3 trials; 67 participants; P = 0.02; very low-quality evidence). Naming was reported as improving by 9.79 units on the Aachen Aphasia Test (95% CI 1.37 to 18.21; 2 trials; 35 participants; P = 0.02). Music interventions may have a beneficial effect on speech repetition, reported as an average increase of 8.90 score on the Aachen Aphasia Test (95% CI 3.25 to 14.55; 2 trials; 35 participants; P = 0.002).There may be an improvement in quality of life following stroke using rhythmic auditory stimulation, reported at 0.89 standard deviations improvement on the Stroke Specific Quality of Life Scale, which is considered to be a large effect (95% CI 0.32 to 1.46; 2 trials; 53 participants; P = 0.002; low-quality evidence). We found no strong evidence for effects on memory and attention. Data were insufficient to examine the effect of music interventions on other outcomes.The majority of studies included in this review update presented a high risk of bias, therefore the quality of the evidence is low. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Music interventions may be beneficial for gait, the timing of upper extremity function, communication outcomes, and quality of life after stroke. These results are encouraging, but more high-quality randomised controlled trials are needed on all outcomes before recommendations can be made for clinical practice.
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- Wendy L Magee
- Temple UniversityBoyer College of Music and Dance2001 North 13th StreetPhiladelphiaUSAPA 19122
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- University of MelbourneMusic Therapy, Faculty of VCA and MCM151 Barry StreetMelbourneVICAustralia3010
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- University of MelbourneMusic Therapy, Faculty of VCA and MCM151 Barry StreetMelbourneVICAustralia3010
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- College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel UniversityDepartment of Creative Arts Therapies1601 Cherry Street, room 7112PhiladelphiaPAUSA19102
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Verbal and musical short-term memory: Variety of auditory disorders after stroke. Brain Cogn 2017; 113:10-22. [PMID: 28088063 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2017.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2016] [Revised: 01/01/2017] [Accepted: 01/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Auditory cognitive deficits after stroke may concern language and/or music processing, resulting in aphasia and/or amusia. The aim of the present study was to assess the potential deficits of auditory short-term memory for verbal and musical material after stroke and their underlying cerebral correlates with a Voxel-based Lesion Symptom Mapping approach (VLSM). Patients with an ischemic stroke in the right (N=10) or left (N=10) middle cerebral artery territory and matched control participants (N=14) were tested with a detailed neuropsychological assessment including global cognitive functions, music perception and language tasks. All participants then performed verbal and musical auditory short-term memory (STM) tasks that were implemented in the same way for both materials. Participants had to indicate whether series of four words or four tones presented in pairs, were the same or different. To detect domain-general STM deficits, they also had to perform a visual STM task. Behavioral results showed that patients had lower performance for the STM tasks in comparison with control participants, regardless of the material (words, tones, visual) and the lesion side. The individual patient data showed a double dissociation between some patients exhibiting verbal deficits without musical deficits or the reverse. Exploratory VLSM analyses suggested that dorsal pathways are involved in verbal (phonetic), musical (melodic), and visual STM, while the ventral auditory pathway is involved in musical STM.
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Barclay SF, Burles F, Potocki K, Rancourt KM, Nicolson ML, Bech-Hansen NT, Iaria G. Familial aggregation in developmental topographical disorientation (DTD). Cogn Neuropsychol 2016; 33:388-397. [PMID: 27923326 DOI: 10.1080/02643294.2016.1262835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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A variety of brain lesions may affect the ability to orient, resulting in what is termed "acquired topographical disorientation". In some individuals, however, topographical disorientation is present from childhood, with no apparent brain abnormalities and otherwise intact general cognitive abilities, a condition referred to as "developmental topographical disorientation" (DTD). Individuals affected by DTD often report relatives experiencing the same lifelong orientation difficulties. Here, we sought to assess the familial aggregation of DTD by investigating its occurrence in the families of DTD probands, and in the families of control probands who did not experience topographical disorientation. We found that DTD appears to cluster in the DTD families, with tested relatives displaying the trait, whereas in the control families we did not detect any individuals with DTD. These findings provide the very first evidence for the familial clustering of DTD and motivate further work investigating the genetic factors producing this clustering.
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- Sarah F Barclay
- a Department of Medical Genetics and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine , University of Calgary , Calgary , AB , Canada
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- b Department of Psychology , Hotchkiss Brain Institute, and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary , Calgary , AB , Canada
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- b Department of Psychology , Hotchkiss Brain Institute, and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary , Calgary , AB , Canada
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- a Department of Medical Genetics and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine , University of Calgary , Calgary , AB , Canada
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- a Department of Medical Genetics and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine , University of Calgary , Calgary , AB , Canada
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- a Department of Medical Genetics and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine , University of Calgary , Calgary , AB , Canada
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- b Department of Psychology , Hotchkiss Brain Institute, and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary , Calgary , AB , Canada
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Zhang Y, Cai J, Zhang Y, Ren T, Zhao M, Zhao Q. Improvement in Stroke-induced Motor Dysfunction by Music-supported Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Sci Rep 2016; 6:38521. [PMID: 27917945 PMCID: PMC5137001 DOI: 10.1038/srep38521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2016] [Accepted: 11/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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To conduct a meta-analysis of clinical trials that examined the effect of music-supported therapy on stroke-induced motor dysfunction, comprehensive literature searches of PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Library from their inception to April 2016 were performed. A total of 10 studies (13 analyses, 358 subjects) were included; all had acceptable quality according to PEDro scale score. The baseline differences between the two groups were confirmed to be comparable. Compared with the control group, the standardized mean difference of 9-Hole Peg Test was 0.28 (-0.01, 0.57), 0.64 (0.31, 0.97) in Box and Block Test, 0.47 (0.08, 0.87) in Arm Paresis Score and 0.35 (-0.04, 0.75) in Action Research Arm Test for upper-limb motor function, 0.11 (-0.24, 0.46) in Berg Balance Scale score, 0.09 (-0.36, 0.54) in Fugl-Meyer Assessment score, 0.30 (-0.15, 0.74) in Wolf Motor Function Test, 0.30 (-0.15, 0.74) in Wolf Motor Function time, 0.65 (0.14, 1.16) in Stride length and 0.62 (0.01, 1.24) in Gait Velocity for total motor function, and 1.75 (0.94, 2.56) in Frontal Assessment Battery score for executive function. There was evidence of a positive effect of music-supported therapy, supporting its use for the treatment of stroke-induced motor dysfunction. This study was registered at PRESPERO (CRD42016037106).
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- Yingshi Zhang
- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, P.R. China.,Department of Pharmacy, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area Command, Shenyang, 110840, P.R. China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, P.R. China.,Department of Pharmacy, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area Command, Shenyang, 110840, P.R. China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, P.R. China.,Department of Pharmacy, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area Command, Shenyang, 110840, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area Command, Shenyang, 110840, P.R. China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, P.R. China
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- School of Life Sciences and Biopharmaceutics, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, P.R. China.,Department of Pharmacy, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Area Command, Shenyang, 110840, P.R. China
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Tobe RH, Corcoran CM, Breland M, MacKay-Brandt A, Klim C, Colcombe SJ, Leventhal BL, Javitt DC. Differential profiles in auditory social cognition deficits between adults with autism and schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A preliminary analysis. J Psychiatr Res 2016; 79:21-27. [PMID: 27131617 PMCID: PMC7314624 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2015] [Revised: 03/09/2016] [Accepted: 04/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Impairment in social cognition, including emotion recognition, has been extensively studied in both Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and Schizophrenia (SZ). However, the relative patterns of deficit between disorders have been studied to a lesser degree. Here, we applied a social cognition battery incorporating both auditory (AER) and visual (VER) emotion recognition measures to a group of 19 high-functioning individuals with ASD relative to 92 individuals with SZ, and 73 healthy control adult participants. We examined group differences and correlates of basic auditory processing and processing speed. Individuals with SZ were impaired in both AER and VER while ASD individuals were impaired in VER only. In contrast to SZ participants, those with ASD showed intact basic auditory function. Our finding of a dissociation between AER and VER deficits in ASD relative to Sz support modality-specific theories of emotion recognition dysfunction. Future studies should focus on visual system-specific contributions to social cognitive impairment in ASD.
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- Russell H Tobe
- Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY, USA; Columbia University, Department of Psychiatry, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia University, Department of Psychiatry, New York, NY, USA; New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
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- Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY, USA
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- Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY, USA; Columbia University, Department of Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience Division, New York, NY, USA
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- Columbia University, Department of Psychiatry, New York, NY, USA
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- Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY, USA; University of California San Francisco, Department of Psychiatry, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Orangeburg, NY, USA; Columbia University, Department of Psychiatry, New York, NY, USA; New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA.
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Jeong E, Ryu H. Nonverbal auditory working memory: Can music indicate the capacity? Brain Cogn 2016; 105:9-21. [PMID: 27031677 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2016.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2015] [Revised: 02/27/2016] [Accepted: 03/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Different working memory (WM) mechanisms that underlie words, tones, and timbres have been proposed in previous studies. In this regard, the present study developed a WM test with nonverbal sounds and compared it to the conventional verbal WM test. A total of twenty-five, non-music major, right-handed college students were presented with four different types of sounds (words, syllables, pitches, timbres) that varied from two to eight digits in length. Both accuracy and oxygenated hemoglobin (oxyHb) were measured. The results showed significant effects of number of targets on accuracy and sound type on oxyHb. A further analysis showed prefrontal asymmetry with pitch being processed by the right hemisphere (RH) and timbre by the left hemisphere (LH). These findings suggest a potential for employing musical sounds (i.e., pitch and timbre) as a complementary stimuli for conventional nonverbal WM tests, which can additionally examine its asymmetrical roles in the prefrontal regions.
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- Eunju Jeong
- Department of Arts & Technology, Hanyang University, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Arts & Technology, Hanyang University, Republic of Korea.
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Leveque Y, Fauvel B, Groussard M, Caclin A, Albouy P, Platel H, Tillmann B. Altered intrinsic connectivity of the auditory cortex in congenital amusia. J Neurophysiol 2016; 116:88-97. [PMID: 27009161 DOI: 10.1152/jn.00663.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2015] [Accepted: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Congenital amusia, a neurodevelopmental disorder of music perception and production, has been associated with abnormal anatomical and functional connectivity in a right frontotemporal pathway. To investigate whether spontaneous connectivity in brain networks involving the auditory cortex is altered in the amusic brain, we ran a seed-based connectivity analysis, contrasting at-rest functional MRI data of amusic and matched control participants. Our results reveal reduced frontotemporal connectivity in amusia during resting state, as well as an overconnectivity between the auditory cortex and the default mode network (DMN). The findings suggest that the auditory cortex is intrinsically more engaged toward internal processes and less available to external stimuli in amusics compared with controls. Beyond amusia, our findings provide new evidence for the link between cognitive deficits in pathology and abnormalities in the connectivity between sensory areas and the DMN at rest.
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- Yohana Leveque
- Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR 5292, Lyon, France; University Lyon 1, Lyon, France;
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- INSERM U1077, Caen, France; and Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, UMR-S1077, Caen, France
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- INSERM U1077, Caen, France; and Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, UMR-S1077, Caen, France
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- Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR 5292, Lyon, France; University Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR 5292, Lyon, France; University Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- INSERM U1077, Caen, France; and Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, UMR-S1077, Caen, France
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- Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, INSERM U1028, CNRS UMR 5292, Lyon, France; University Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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Ramirez R, Palencia-Lefler M, Giraldo S, Vamvakousis Z. Musical neurofeedback for treating depression in elderly people. Front Neurosci 2015; 9:354. [PMID: 26483628 PMCID: PMC4591427 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2015.00354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2015] [Accepted: 09/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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We introduce a new neurofeedback approach, which allows users to manipulate expressive parameters in music performances using their emotional state, and we present the results of a pilot clinical experiment applying the approach to alleviate depression in elderly people. Ten adults (9 female and 1 male, mean = 84, SD = 5.8) with normal hearing participated in the neurofeedback study consisting of 10 sessions (2 sessions per week) of 15 min each. EEG data was acquired using the Emotiv EPOC EEG device. In all sessions, subjects were asked to sit in a comfortable chair facing two loudspeakers, to close their eyes, and to avoid moving during the experiment. Participants listened to music pieces preselected according to their music preferences, and were encouraged to increase the loudness and tempo of the pieces, based on their arousal and valence levels. The neurofeedback system was tuned so that increased arousal, computed as beta to alpha activity ratio in the frontal cortex corresponded to increased loudness, and increased valence, computed as relative frontal alpha activity in the right lobe compared to the left lobe, corresponded to increased tempo. Pre and post evaluation of six participants was performed using the BDI depression test, showing an average improvement of 17.2% (1.3) in their BDI scores at the end of the study. In addition, an analysis of the collected EEG data of the participants showed a significant decrease of relative alpha activity in their left frontal lobe (p = 0.00008), which may be interpreted as an improvement of their depression condition.
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- Rafael Ramirez
- Department of Information and Communication Technologies, Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Information and Communication Technologies, Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Information and Communication Technologies, Universitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona, Spain
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Bernardi NF, Cioffi MC, Ronchi R, Maravita A, Bricolo E, Zigiotto L, Perucca L, Vallar G. Improving left spatial neglect through music scale playing. J Neuropsychol 2015; 11:135-158. [DOI: 10.1111/jnp.12078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2014] [Revised: 04/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Nicolò Francesco Bernardi
- Department of Psychology; University of Milano-Bicocca; Italy
- Department of Psychology; McGill University; Montreal Quebec Canada
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- Department of Psychology; University of Milano-Bicocca; Italy
- Department of Psychology; Goldsmiths University; London UK
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- Neuropsychology Laboratory; Italian Auxological Institute; Milano Italy
- Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience; Brain Mind Institute; School of Life Sciences; Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne; Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology; University of Milano-Bicocca; Italy
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- Department of Psychology; University of Milano-Bicocca; Italy
- Neuropsychology Laboratory; Italian Auxological Institute; Milano Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health; University of Milano; Italy
- Department of Neurorehabilitation Sciences; IRCCS Italian Auxological Institute; Milano Italy
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- Department of Psychology; University of Milano-Bicocca; Italy
- Neuropsychology Laboratory; Italian Auxological Institute; Milano Italy
- Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience; Brain Mind Institute; School of Life Sciences; Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne; Switzerland
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Recent developments in the cognitive neuroscience of music suggest that a further review of the topic of amusia is timely. In this chapter, we first consider previous taxonomies of amusia and propose a fresh framework for understanding the amusias, essentially as disorders of cognitive information processing. We critically review current cognitive and neuroanatomic findings in the published literature on amusia. We assess the extent to which the clinical and neuropsychologic evidence in amusia can be reconciled; both with the information-processing framework we propose, and with the picture of the brain organization of music and language processing emerging from cognitive neuroscience and functional neuroimaging studies. The balance of evidence suggests that the amusias can be understood as disorders of musical object cognition targeting separable levels of an information-processing hierarchy and underpinned by specific brain network dysfunction. The neuroanatomic associations of the amusias show substantial overlap with brain networks that process speech; however, this convergence leaves scope for separable brain mechanisms based on altered connectivity and dynamics across culprit networks. The study of the amusias contributes to an increasingly complex picture of the musical brain that transcends any simple dichotomy between music and speech or other complex sounds.
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- Camilla N Clark
- Dementia Research Centre, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, United Kingdom
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- Dementia Research Centre, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, United Kingdom
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- Dementia Research Centre, UCL Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, United Kingdom.
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Lense MD, Dankner N, Pryweller JR, Thornton-Wells TA, Dykens EM. Neural correlates of amusia in williams syndrome. Brain Sci 2014; 4:594-612. [PMID: 25422929 PMCID: PMC4279144 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci4040594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2014] [Revised: 10/29/2014] [Accepted: 11/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Congenital amusia is defined by marked deficits in pitch perception and production. Though historically examined only in otherwise typically developing (TD) populations, amusia has recently been documented in Williams syndrome (WS), a genetic, neurodevelopmental disorder with a unique auditory phenotype including auditory sensitivities and increased emotional responsiveness to music but variable musical skill. The current study used structural T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and diffusion tensor imaging to examine neural correlates of amusia in 17 individuals with WS (4 of whom met criteria for amusia). Consistent with findings from TD amusics, amusia in WS was associated with decreased fractional anisotropy (FA) in the right superior longitudinal fasciculus (SLF). The relationship between amusia and FA in the inferior component of the SLF was particularly robust, withstanding corrections for cognitive functioning, auditory sensitivities, or musical training. Though the number of individuals with amusia in the study is small, results add to evidence for the role of fronto-temporal disconnectivity in congenital amusia and suggest that novel populations with developmental differences can provide a window into understanding gene-brain-behavior relationships that underlie musical behaviors.
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- Miriam D. Lense
- Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37203, USA; E-Mails: (N.D.); (T.A.T.-W.); (E.M.D.)
- Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37203, USA
- Emory University School of Medicine, Marcus Autism Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
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- Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37203, USA; E-Mails: (N.D.); (T.A.T.-W.); (E.M.D.)
- Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37203, USA
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- Department of Radiological Sciences, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA; E-Mail:
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- Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37203, USA; E-Mails: (N.D.); (T.A.T.-W.); (E.M.D.)
- Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37203, USA
- Center for Human Genetics Research, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37203, USA
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- Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37203, USA; E-Mails: (N.D.); (T.A.T.-W.); (E.M.D.)
- Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37203, USA
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Hirel C, Lévêque Y, Deiana G, Richard N, Cho TH, Mechtouff L, Derex L, Tillmann B, Caclin A, Nighoghossian N. Amusie acquise et anhédonie musicale. Rev Neurol (Paris) 2014; 170:536-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neurol.2014.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2013] [Revised: 03/28/2014] [Accepted: 03/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Särkämö T, Ripollés P, Vepsäläinen H, Autti T, Silvennoinen HM, Salli E, Laitinen S, Forsblom A, Soinila S, Rodríguez-Fornells A. Structural changes induced by daily music listening in the recovering brain after middle cerebral artery stroke: a voxel-based morphometry study. Front Hum Neurosci 2014; 8:245. [PMID: 24860466 PMCID: PMC4029020 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2014] [Accepted: 04/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Music is a highly complex and versatile stimulus for the brain that engages many temporal, frontal, parietal, cerebellar, and subcortical areas involved in auditory, cognitive, emotional, and motor processing. Regular musical activities have been shown to effectively enhance the structure and function of many brain areas, making music a potential tool also in neurological rehabilitation. In our previous randomized controlled study, we found that listening to music on a daily basis can improve cognitive recovery and improve mood after an acute middle cerebral artery stroke. Extending this study, a voxel-based morphometry (VBM) analysis utilizing cost function masking was performed on the acute and 6-month post-stroke stage structural magnetic resonance imaging data of the patients (n = 49) who either listened to their favorite music [music group (MG), n = 16] or verbal material [audio book group (ABG), n = 18] or did not receive any listening material [control group (CG), n = 15] during the 6-month recovery period. Although all groups showed significant gray matter volume (GMV) increases from the acute to the 6-month stage, there was a specific network of frontal areas [left and right superior frontal gyrus (SFG), right medial SFG] and limbic areas [left ventral/subgenual anterior cingulate cortex (SACC) and right ventral striatum (VS)] in patients with left hemisphere damage in which the GMV increases were larger in the MG than in the ABG and in the CG. Moreover, the GM reorganization in the frontal areas correlated with enhanced recovery of verbal memory, focused attention, and language skills, whereas the GM reorganization in the SACC correlated with reduced negative mood. This study adds on previous results, showing that music listening after stroke not only enhances behavioral recovery, but also induces fine-grained neuroanatomical changes in the recovering brain.
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- Teppo Särkämö
- Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Cognitive Science, Institute of Behavioural Sciences, University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland ; Finnish Centre of Interdisciplinary Music Research, University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland
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- Cognition and Brain Plasticity Group, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat , Barcelona , Spain ; Department of Basic Psychology, University of Barcelona , Barcelona , Spain
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- Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Cognitive Science, Institute of Behavioural Sciences, University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland
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- Department of Radiology, HUS Medical Imaging Center, Helsinki University Central Hospital, University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland
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- Department of Radiology, HUS Medical Imaging Center, Helsinki University Central Hospital, University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland
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- Department of Radiology, HUS Medical Imaging Center, Helsinki University Central Hospital, University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland
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- Department of Music, University of Jyväskylä , Jyväskylä , Finland
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- Department of Neurology, Turku University Hospital , Turku , Finland
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- Cognition and Brain Plasticity Group, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat , Barcelona , Spain ; Department of Basic Psychology, University of Barcelona , Barcelona , Spain ; Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA) , Barcelona , Spain
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Hatada S, Sawada K, Akamatsu M, Doi E, Minese M, Yamashita M, Thornton AE, Honer WG, Inoue S. Impaired musical ability in people with schizophrenia. J Psychiatry Neurosci 2014; 39:118-26. [PMID: 24119791 PMCID: PMC3937280 DOI: 10.1503/jpn.120207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Assessment of the musical ability of people with schizophrenia has attracted little interest despite the diverse and substantive findings of impairments in sound perception and processing and the therapeutic effect of music in people with the illness. The present study investigated the musical ability of people with schizophrenia and the association with psychiatric symptoms and cognition. METHODS We recruited patients with chronic schizophrenia and healthy controls for participation in our study. To measure musical ability and cognitive function, we used the Montreal Battery of Evaluation of Amusia (MBEA) and the Brief Assessment of Cognition in Schizophrenia (BACS). We carried out a mediation analysis to investigate a possible pathway to a deficit in musical ability. RESULTS We enrolled 50 patients and 58 controls in the study. The MBEA global score in patients with schizophrenia was significantly lower than that in controls (p < 0.001), and was strongly associated with both the composite cognitive function score (r = 0.645, p < 0.001) and the negative symptom score (r = -0.504, p < 0.001). Further analyses revealed direct and indirect effects of negative symptoms on musical ability. The indirect effects were mediated through cognitive impairment. LIMITATIONS The relatively small sample size did not permit full evaluation of the possible effects of age, sex, education, medication and cultural influences on the results. CONCLUSION Examining the associations between musical deficits, negative symptoms and cognitive imapirment in patients with schizophrenia may identify shared biological mechanisms.
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- Correspondence to: K. Sawada, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC;
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García-Casares N, Berthier Torres M, Froudist Walsh S, González-Santos P. Modelo de cognición musical y amusia. Neurologia 2013; 28:179-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nrl.2011.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2011] [Revised: 04/05/2011] [Accepted: 04/07/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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García-Casares N, Berthier Torres M, Froudist Walsh S, González-Santos P. Model of music cognition and amusia. NEUROLOGÍA (ENGLISH EDITION) 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2011.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Babiloni C, Buffo P, Vecchio F, Marzano N, Del Percio C, Spada D, Rossi S, Bruni I, Rossini PM, Perani D. Brains “in concert”: Frontal oscillatory alpha rhythms and empathy in professional musicians. Neuroimage 2012; 60:105-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2011] [Revised: 11/28/2011] [Accepted: 12/02/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
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The mismatch negativity (MMN)--a unique window to disturbed central auditory processing in ageing and different clinical conditions. Clin Neurophysiol 2011; 123:424-58. [PMID: 22169062 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2011.09.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 268] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2011] [Revised: 09/16/2011] [Accepted: 09/20/2011] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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In this article, we review clinical research using the mismatch negativity (MMN), a change-detection response of the brain elicited even in the absence of attention or behavioural task. In these studies, the MMN was usually elicited by employing occasional frequency, duration or speech-sound changes in repetitive background stimulation while the patient was reading or watching videos. It was found that in a large number of different neuropsychiatric, neurological and neurodevelopmental disorders, as well as in normal ageing, the MMN amplitude was attenuated and peak latency prolonged. Besides indexing decreased discrimination accuracy, these effects may also reflect, depending on the specific stimulus paradigm used, decreased sensory-memory duration, abnormal perception or attention control or, most importantly, cognitive decline. In fact, MMN deficiency appears to index cognitive decline irrespective of the specific symptomatologies and aetiologies of the different disorders involved.
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