Acquisition of musical skills and abilities in older adults—results of 12 months of music training DOI Creative Commons
Hannah Losch, Eckart Altenmüller, Damien Marié

и другие.

BMC Geriatrics, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 24(1)

Опубликована: Дек. 19, 2024

Abstract Background Older adults can acquire new skills across different domains. Practicing a musical instrument has been identified as promising activity for improving cognition, promoting well-being, and inducing brain plasticity in older individuals. However, the mechanisms of these changes are still poorly understood. This study aims to assess skill acquisition musically naïve over one year practice, focusing on individual factors influencing this process relations between skills. Methods One hundred fifty-six healthy (age = 69.5 years ± 3.2) from Hannover Geneva with no prior training participated weekly piano practice (PP) or ‘music culture’ (MC) sessions one-year period. Baseline assessments included Cognitive Reserve Index questionnaire (CRIq) Telephone Screening Instrument (CogTel). Musical abilities were measured using performance ratings (PP group), music quizzes (MC aptitude tests such Beat Alignment Test (BAT), Melodic Discrimination (MDT) Midi Scale Analysis (MSA) at baseline six-, twelve 18-month timepoints. The interrelationship was investigated through correlational analyses, impacted characteristics modeled Bayesian statistics. Results PP group demonstrated moderate improvements articulation dynamics, while MC achieved higher scores quiz. Modest MDT MSA observed both groups, showing greater progress is MSA. Higher global cognitive functioning sophistication associated groups. We did not identify any links characteristics, like age, CogTel, CRIq, sophistication, improvement tests. Changes test correlated, neither development nor quiz correlated initial performances Conclusion Musically diverse abilities, which independently, suggesting broad spectrum rather than single general aptitude. Future research should also explore genetic psychosocial development. Trial Registration Ethikkomission Leibniz Universität approved protocol 14.08.17 (no. 3604–2017), neuroimaging part blood sampling by Medical School 07.03.18. full Commission cantonale d’éthique de la recherche Genève 2016–02224) 27.02.18 registered clinicaltrials.gov 17.09.18 (NCT03674931, no. 81185).

Язык: Английский

From lab to real life: Is there a link between lab-based and ecological assessment of Procedural Perceptual-Motor Learning tasks? DOI Creative Commons
E Martin,

Sarah Seiwert,

Lilian Fautrelle

и другие.

PLoS ONE, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 20(4), С. e0319715 - e0319715

Опубликована: Апрель 7, 2025

Procedural Perceptual-Motor Learning (PPML) refers to the process leading acquisition of new motor skills through repeated practice. It is crucial (re-)acquire needed in daily life and rehabilitation. can be divided two processes: sequence learning (SL) sensorimotor adaptation (SA). SL a actions that follows precise order, while SA involves continuously adjusting outputs compensate for environmental or internal disturbances. These processes are typically measured using different lab-based tasks presumed play role ecological/ naturalistic tasks. However, our knowledge, no study examined relationship between performance on To address this gap, we designed six ecological assessing an original research including 42 participants (young adults). After ensuring with non-parametric measures ANOVA all presented features (all 15.1 < χ ² 142; p 0.5), Spearman’s rank correlation tests were performed each task measuring Our findings reveal low moderate correlations (0.265 rho 0.395; 0.05). This suggests partially reflect PPML as it occurs everyday life. We believe partial validity these essential their use, especially context clinical evaluation prior

Язык: Английский

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Acquisition of musical skills and abilities in older adults—results of 12 months of music training DOI Creative Commons
Hannah Losch, Eckart Altenmüller, Damien Marié

и другие.

BMC Geriatrics, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 24(1)

Опубликована: Дек. 19, 2024

Abstract Background Older adults can acquire new skills across different domains. Practicing a musical instrument has been identified as promising activity for improving cognition, promoting well-being, and inducing brain plasticity in older individuals. However, the mechanisms of these changes are still poorly understood. This study aims to assess skill acquisition musically naïve over one year practice, focusing on individual factors influencing this process relations between skills. Methods One hundred fifty-six healthy (age = 69.5 years ± 3.2) from Hannover Geneva with no prior training participated weekly piano practice (PP) or ‘music culture’ (MC) sessions one-year period. Baseline assessments included Cognitive Reserve Index questionnaire (CRIq) Telephone Screening Instrument (CogTel). Musical abilities were measured using performance ratings (PP group), music quizzes (MC aptitude tests such Beat Alignment Test (BAT), Melodic Discrimination (MDT) Midi Scale Analysis (MSA) at baseline six-, twelve 18-month timepoints. The interrelationship was investigated through correlational analyses, impacted characteristics modeled Bayesian statistics. Results PP group demonstrated moderate improvements articulation dynamics, while MC achieved higher scores quiz. Modest MDT MSA observed both groups, showing greater progress is MSA. Higher global cognitive functioning sophistication associated groups. We did not identify any links characteristics, like age, CogTel, CRIq, sophistication, improvement tests. Changes test correlated, neither development nor quiz correlated initial performances Conclusion Musically diverse abilities, which independently, suggesting broad spectrum rather than single general aptitude. Future research should also explore genetic psychosocial development. Trial Registration Ethikkomission Leibniz Universität approved protocol 14.08.17 (no. 3604–2017), neuroimaging part blood sampling by Medical School 07.03.18. full Commission cantonale d’éthique de la recherche Genève 2016–02224) 27.02.18 registered clinicaltrials.gov 17.09.18 (NCT03674931, no. 81185).

Язык: Английский

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