Age-related neural changes underlying long-term recognition of musical sequences
Communications Biology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
7(1)
Опубликована: Авг. 29, 2024
Aging
is
often
associated
with
decline
in
brain
processing
power
and
neural
predictive
capabilities.
To
challenge
this
notion,
we
used
magnetoencephalography
(MEG)
magnetic
resonance
imaging
(MRI)
to
record
the
whole-brain
activity
of
39
older
adults
(over
60
years
old)
37
young
(aged
18-25
years)
during
recognition
previously
memorised
varied
musical
sequences.
Results
reveal
that
when
recognising
sequences,
compared
reshapes
its
functional
organisation.
In
fact,
it
shows
increased
early
sensory
regions
such
as
left
auditory
cortex
(100
ms
250
after
each
note),
only
moderate
decreased
(350
ms)
medial
temporal
lobe
prefrontal
regions.
When
show
a
marked
reduction
fast-scale
functionality
(250
note)
higher-order
including
hippocampus,
ventromedial
inferior
cortices,
while
no
differences
are
observed
cortex.
Accordingly,
outperform
novel
behavioural
regards
ones.
Our
findings
age-related
changes
memory
processes,
integrating
existing
theories
on
compensatory
mechanisms
non-pathological
aging.
Язык: Английский
Auditory working memory mechanisms mediating the relationship between musicianship and auditory stream segregation
Martha Liu,
Isabelle Arseneau-Bruneau,
Marcel Farrés Franch
и другие.
Frontiers in Psychology,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
16
Опубликована: Март 28, 2025
This
study
investigates
the
interactions
between
musicianship
and
two
auditory
cognitive
processes:
working
memory
(AWM)
stream
segregation.
The
primary
hypothesis
is
that
AWM
could
mediate
a
relationship
musical
training
enhanced
segregation
capabilities.
Two
groups
of
listeners
were
tested:
first
aimed
to
establish
three
variables,
second
replicate
effect
in
an
independent
sample.
Music
experience
history
behavioral
data
collected
from
total
145
healthy
young
adults
with
normal
binaural
hearing.
task
involved
manipulation
tonal
patterns
memory,
while
Music-in-Noise
Task
(MINT)
measured
abilities
context.
MINT
expands
measurements
beyond
traditional
Speech-in-Noise
assessments
by
capturing
subskills
(rhythm,
visual,
spatial
attention,
prediction)
relevant
Our
results
showed
associated
performance
this
replicable
across
samples.
Moreover,
we
found
both
samples
enhancement
was
largely
mediated
capacity.
suggest
and/or
aptitude
enhances
way
improved
Язык: Английский
Objective demonstration and quantitation of musical learning in older adult novices across a 12-month online study
PLoS ONE,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
20(4), С. e0320055 - e0320055
Опубликована: Апрель 7, 2025
This
work
aimed
to
objectively
(mainly
computationally)
measure
the
extent
which
68
older
adult
novices
developed
specific
musical
abilities.
The
participants
learned
aural
and
keyboard
performance
skills
in
a
12-month
online
course
with
an
expert
piano
teacher,
spending
six
months
each
on
digital
iPad
virtual
piano.
Within
6
months,
3
were
devoted
successively
of
melodic
replication
improvisation.
Teaching
sought
correctness
pitches/sequences
(for
replication),
introduction
systematic
diversity
thereof
improvisation).
We
measured
perception
using
melody
detection
beat
alignment
tests;
improvisation
learning
computational
measures
MIDI-recordings.
Bayesian
modelling
showed
that
detection,
successfully
seemingly
progressively,
while
rhythmic
precision
replication,
not
our
focus,
not.
These
retained
over
6-month
follow-up
period.
Improvisation
teaching
was
bigger
predictor
performance.
Potential
applications
for
these
findings
contexts
are
discussed.
Язык: Английский
Short communication: Lifetime musical activity and resting-state functional connectivity in cognitive networks
PLoS ONE,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
19(5), С. e0299939 - e0299939
Опубликована: Май 2, 2024
Participation
in
multimodal
leisure
activities,
such
as
playing
a
musical
instrument,
may
be
protective
against
brain
aging
and
dementia
older
adults
(OA).
Potential
neuroprotective
correlates
underlying
activity
remain
unclear.
Язык: Английский
Musical and psychomotor interventions for cognitive, sensorimotor, and cerebral decline in patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment (COPE): a study protocol for a multicentric randomized controlled study
BMC Geriatrics,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
23(1)
Опубликована: Фев. 6, 2023
Abstract
Background
Regular
cognitive
training
can
boost
or
maintain
and
brain
functions
known
to
decline
with
age.
Most
studies
administered
such
on
a
computer
in
lab
setting.
However,
everyday
life
activities,
like
musical
practice
physical
exercise
that
are
complex
variable,
might
be
more
successful
at
inducing
transfer
effects
different
domains
maintaining
motivation.
"Body-mind
exercises",
Tai
Chi
psychomotor
exercise,
may
also
positively
affect
functioning
the
elderly.
We
will
compare
influence
of
active
music
over
6
months
Mild
Cognitive
Impairment
patients
from
university
hospital
memory
clinics
sensorimotor
performance
plasticity.
The
acronym
study
is
COPE
(Countervail
cOgnitive
imPairmEnt),
illustrating
aim
study:
learning
better
"cope"
decline.
Methods
conduct
randomized
controlled
multicenter
intervention
32
(MCI)
(60–80
years),
divided
2
experimental
groups:
1)
Music
practice;
2)
Psychomotor
treatment.
Controls
consist
passive
test–retest
group
16
age,
gender
education
level
matched
healthy
volunteers.
regimens
take
place
twice
week
for
45
min
small
groups,
provided
by
professionals,
should
daily
home.
Data
collection
takes
baseline
(before
interventions),
3,
after
onset,
capacities,
subjective
well-being,
living
via
functional
structural
neuroimaging.
Considering
current
constraints
COVID-19
pandemic,
recruitment
data
3
waves.
Discussion
investigate
whether
contrasted
groups
improve
cognitive,
MCI
patients,
therefore
provoke
specific
benefits
their
well-being.
Trial
registration
full
protocol
was
approved
Commission
cantonale
d’éthique
de
la
recherche
sur
l'être
humain
Genève
(CCER,
no.
2020–00510)
04.05.2020,
an
amendment
CCER
d'éthique
Vaud
(CER-VD)
03.08.2021.
registered
clinicaltrials.gov
(20.09.2020,
NCT04546451).
Язык: Английский
Auditory working memory mediates the relationship between musicianship and auditory stream segregation
Martha Liu,
Isabelle Arseneau-Bruneau,
Marcel Farrés Franch
и другие.
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Окт. 25, 2024
Abstract
This
study
investigates
the
interactions
between
musicianship
and
two
auditory
cognitive
mechanisms:
working
memory
(AWM)
stream
segregation.
The
primary
hypothesis
is
that
AWM
mediates
relationship
musical
training
enhanced
segregation
capabilities.
Two
groups
of
listeners
were
tested,
first
to
establish
variables
second
replicate
effect
in
an
independent
sample.
Music
history
behavioural
data
collected
from
a
total
145
healthy
young
adults
with
normal
binaural
hearing.
They
performed
task
requires
manipulation
tonal
patterns
memory,
Music-in-Noise
Task
(MINT),
which
measures
abilities
context.
MINT
expands
measurements
beyond
traditional
Speech-in-Noise
(SIN)
assessments
by
capturing
subskills
(e.g.,
rhythm,
visual,
spatial,
prediction)
relevant
Our
results
showed
associated
performance,
this
replicable
across
samples.
Moreover,
we
found
both
samples
enhancement
was
largely
mediated
capacity.
suggest
and/or
aptitude
enhances
music-in-noise
perception
way
improved
Язык: Английский