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Cannon J, Cardinaux A, Bungert L, Li C, Sinha P. Reduced precision of motor and perceptual rhythmic timing in autistic adults. Heliyon 2024; 10:e34261. [PMID: 39082034 PMCID: PMC11284439 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e34261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 06/23/2024] [Accepted: 07/05/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024] Open
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Recent results suggest that autistic individuals exhibit reduced accuracy compared to non-autistic peers in temporally coordinating their actions with predictable external cues, e.g., synchronizing finger taps to an auditory metronome. However, it is not yet clear whether these difficulties are driven primarily by motor differences or extend into perceptual rhythmic timing tasks. We recruited autistic and non-autistic participants for an online study testing both finger tapping synchronization and continuation as well as rhythmic time perception (anisochrony detection). We fractionated each participant's synchronization results into parameters representing error correction, motor noise, and internal time-keeper noise, and also investigated error-correcting responses to small metronome timing perturbations. Contrary to previous work, we did not find strong evidence for reduced synchronization error correction. However, we found compelling evidence for noisier internal rhythmic timekeeping in the synchronization, continuation, and perceptual components of the experiment. These results suggest that noisier internal rhythmic timing processes underlie some sensorimotor coordination challenges in autism.
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- Jonathan Cannon
- Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Department of Brain & Cognitive Science, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Brain & Cognitive Science, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Brain & Cognitive Science, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
- McGovern Institute, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Brain & Cognitive Science, MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
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Iokawa K, Fujita T, Yoshida S, Mogi Y, Kasahara R, Yamamoto Y, Kai T. Change of hand sensation and function in patients with malignant lymphoma during early-stage vincristine chemotherapy: A single-center observational study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2024; 103:e38207. [PMID: 38758870 PMCID: PMC11098250 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000038207] [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: 11/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024] Open
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This study aimed to investigate changes in hand sensation (finger tactile threshold and two-point discrimination) and function in patients with malignant lymphoma, particularly during the early stages of chemotherapy with vincristine. Eighteen patients with malignant lymphoma were enrolled in this study. Data on the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Version 4.0, the visual analog scale for hand numbness, the Semmes Weinstein monofilament test, static and moving two-point discrimination (2PD), grip strength, pinch strength, and the Purdue Pegboard test were collected at 3 time points: before the start of chemotherapy (T0), after the first cycle of chemotherapy (T1), and after the second cycle of chemotherapy (T2). No significant changes were observed in Semmes Weinstein monofilament test at T0, T1, or T2 in either hand. However, the static 2PD was significantly worse for the right ring, little, and left middle fingers, whereas the moving 2PD was significantly worse for the right ring, left index, middle, and ring fingers. Furthermore, the visual analog scale scores for hand numbness and left-hand grip strength worsened significantly. Right-hand grip strength, pinch strength of both hands, and Purdue Pegboard test showed no significant deterioration. Chemotherapy with vincristine may affect hand sensation and function in patients with malignant lymphoma by exacerbating finger 2PD and hand numbness. Additionally, during the early stages of vincristine chemotherapy, it is important to monitor for a decrease in grip strength specifically in the left hand.
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- Kazuaki Iokawa
- Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health Sciences, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima City, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health Sciences, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima City, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Kita-Fukushima Medical Center, Date City, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Kita-Fukushima Medical Center, Date City, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Kita-Fukushima Medical Center, Date City, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Kita-Fukushima Medical Center, Date City, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Kita-Fukushima Medical Center, Date City, Fukushima, Japan
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James CE, Zuber S, Dupuis-Lozeron E, Abdili L, Gervaise D, Kliegel M. How Musicality, Cognition and Sensorimotor Skills Relate in Musically Untrained Children. SWISS JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1024/1421-0185/a000238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Abstract. Whereas a growing corpus of research has investigated the impact of music practice on several domains of cognition, studies on the relationships between musicality and other abilities and skills in musically untrained children are scarce. The present study examined the associations between musicality, cognition, and sensorimotor skills in 69 musically untrained primary school children of around 10 years of age, using a test battery of musical, cognitive, and sensorimotor abilities. We analyzed the results using nonparametric correlations and an exploratory factor analysis. It was our anticipation that basic cognitive resources (short-term and working memory, attention, processing speed) would relate to both higher-order cognition and musicality. Results indicated that, in musically untrained children, the interconnections between musical and cognitive abilities restrain to auditory short-term and working memory. Direct associations between musicality and higher-order cognitive processes did not occur. An interesting secondary finding comprised associations between sensorimotor function, as measured by the Purdue Pegboard test, and higher-order cognition. Specifically, we found an association between bimanual coordination of fine finger dexterity and matrix reasoning. This outcome suggests that higher-order cognitive function benefits from an efficient mastering of procedural aspects of sensorimotor skills.
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- Clara E. James
- Geneva School of Health Sciences, HES-SO, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland
- Department of Psychology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability, University of Geneva, Switzerland
- Swiss National Center of Competences in Research LIVES–Overcoming vulnerability: Life Course Perspectives, Lausanne and Geneva, Switzerland
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Yao ZF, Yang MH, Hsieh S. Brain Structural-Behavioral Correlates Underlying Grooved Pegboard Test Performance Across Lifespan. J Mot Behav 2020; 53:373-384. [PMID: 32631206 DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2020.1787320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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This study aims to provide the first brain structural-behavioral correlates underlying age differences in Grooved Pegboard Test (GPT) performance after adjusting for gender, education, quality of life, mental health, and anthropometric variables. We report the data of 210 right-handed participants (20- to 80-year old), who underwent behavioral assessments including GPT, Trail Making Test, and stop-signal task. Magnetic resonance images were acquired to investigate the structural-behavioral correlates of age differences in GPT performance. Age differences in GPT performance were positively associated with visuomotor tracking performance and negatively associated with widespread brain structural measures, including white matter tracts (e.g., commissure, radiation, and association fibers) and gray matter regions in frontal and cingulate regions, parietal, and temporal lobes.
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- Zai-Fu Yao
- Brain and Cognition, Department of Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Cognitive Electrophysiology Laboratory: Control, Aging, Sleep, & Emotion (CASE), Department of Psychology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan
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- Cognitive Electrophysiology Laboratory: Control, Aging, Sleep, & Emotion (CASE), Department of Psychology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan
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- Cognitive Electrophysiology Laboratory: Control, Aging, Sleep, & Emotion (CASE), Department of Psychology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan.,Department of Psychology, College of Social Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan.,Institute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan.,Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan
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Trainor LJ, Chang A, Cairney J, Li Y. Is auditory perceptual timing a core deficit of developmental coordination disorder? Ann N Y Acad Sci 2018; 1423:30-39. [PMID: 29741273 PMCID: PMC6099217 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.13701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Revised: 02/13/2018] [Accepted: 03/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Time is an essential dimension for perceiving and processing auditory events, and for planning and producing motor behaviors. Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting 5-6% of children that is characterized by deficits in motor skills. Studies show that children with DCD have motor timing and sensorimotor timing deficits. We suggest that auditory perceptual timing deficits may also be core characteristics of DCD. This idea is consistent with evidence from several domains, (1) motor-related brain regions are often involved in auditory timing process; (2) DCD has high comorbidity with dyslexia and attention deficit hyperactivity, which are known to be associated with auditory timing deficits; (3) a few studies report deficits in auditory-motor timing among children with DCD; and (4) our preliminary behavioral and neuroimaging results show that children with DCD at age 6 and 7 have deficits in auditory time discrimination compared to typically developing children. We propose directions for investigating auditory perceptual timing processing in DCD that use various behavioral and neuroimaging approaches. From a clinical perspective, research findings can potentially benefit our understanding of the etiology of DCD, identify early biomarkers of DCD, and can be used to develop evidence-based interventions for DCD involving auditory-motor training.
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- Laurel J. Trainor
- Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and BehaviourMcMaster UniversityHamiltonOntarioCanada
- McMaster Institute for Music and the MindMcMaster UniversityHamiltonOntarioCanada
- Rotman Research InstituteBaycrest HospitalTorontoOntarioCanada
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- Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and BehaviourMcMaster UniversityHamiltonOntarioCanada
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- Infant and Child Health (INCH) Lab, Department of Family MedicineMcMaster UniversityHamiltonOntarioCanada
- Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical EducationUniversity of TorontoTorontoOntarioCanada
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- Infant and Child Health (INCH) Lab, Department of Family MedicineMcMaster UniversityHamiltonOntarioCanada
- Child Health Research Center, Institute of Population Health SciencesNational Health Research InstitutesMiaoliTaiwan
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Effect of olfactory stimulation with essential oils on cardiovascular reactivity during the moving beans task in stroke patients with anxiety. Complement Ther Med 2018; 36:20-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2017.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Morimoto C, Hida E, Shima K, Okamura H. Temporal Processing Instability with Millisecond Accuracy is a Cardinal Feature of Sensorimotor Impairments in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Analysis Using the Synchronized Finger-Tapping Task. J Autism Dev Disord 2017; 48:351-360. [PMID: 28988374 DOI: 10.1007/s10803-017-3334-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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To identify a specific sensorimotor impairment feature of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), we focused on temporal processing with millisecond accuracy. A synchronized finger-tapping task was used to characterize temporal processing in individuals with ASD as compared to typically developing (TD) individuals. We found that individuals with ASD showed more variability in temporal processing parameters than TD individuals. In addition, temporal processing instability was related to altered motor performance. Further, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses indicated that altered temporal processing can be useful for distinguishing between individuals with and without ASD. These results suggest that instability of temporal processing with millisecond accuracy is a fundamental feature of sensorimotor impairments in ASD.
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- Chie Morimoto
- Department of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, 565-0871, Japan
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- Division of Intelligent Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University, 79-5 Tokiwadai Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, 240-8501, Japan
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- Department of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Biomedical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
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Koppen H, Boele HJ, Palm-Meinders IH, Koutstaal BJ, Horlings CG, Koekkoek BK, van der Geest J, Smit AE, van Buchem MA, Launer LJ, Terwindt GM, Bloem BR, Kruit MC, Ferrari MD, De Zeeuw CI. Cerebellar function and ischemic brain lesions in migraine patients from the general population. Cephalalgia 2016; 37:177-190. [PMID: 27059879 DOI: 10.1177/0333102416643527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Objective The objective of this article is to obtain detailed quantitative assessment of cerebellar function and structure in unselected migraine patients and controls from the general population. Methods A total of 282 clinically well-defined participants (migraine with aura n = 111; migraine without aura n = 89; non-migraine controls n = 82; age range 43-72; 72% female) from a population-based study were subjected to a range of sensitive and validated cerebellar tests that cover functions of all main parts of the cerebellar cortex, including cerebrocerebellum, spinocerebellum, and vestibulocerebellum. In addition, all participants underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain to screen for cerebellar lesions. As a positive control, the same cerebellar tests were conducted in 13 patients with familial hemiplegic migraine type 1 (FHM1; age range 19-64; 69% female) all carrying a CACNA1A mutation known to affect cerebellar function. Results MRI revealed cerebellar ischemic lesions in 17/196 (8.5%) migraine patients and 3/79 (4%) controls, which were always located in the posterior lobe except for one control. With regard to the cerebellar tests, there were no differences between migraine patients with aura, migraine patients without aura, and controls for the: (i) Purdue-pegboard test for fine motor skills (assembly scores p = 0.1); (ii) block-design test for visuospatial ability (mean scaled scores p = 0.2); (iii) prism-adaptation task for limb learning (shift scores p = 0.8); (iv) eyeblink-conditioning task for learning-dependent timing (peak-time p = 0.1); and (v) body-sway test for balance capabilities (pitch velocity score under two-legs stance condition p = 0.5). Among migraine patients, those with cerebellar ischaemic lesions performed worse than those without lesions on the assembly scores of the pegboard task ( p < 0.005), but not on the primary outcome measures of the other tasks. Compared with controls and non-hemiplegic migraine patients, FHM1 patients showed substantially more deficits on all primary outcomes, including Purdue-peg assembly ( p < 0.05), block-design scaled score ( p < 0.001), shift in prism-adaptation ( p < 0.001), peak-time of conditioned eyeblink responses ( p < 0.05) and pitch-velocity score during stance-sway test ( p < 0.001). Conclusions Unselected migraine patients from the general population show normal cerebellar functions despite having increased prevalence of ischaemic lesions in the cerebellar posterior lobe. Except for an impaired pegboard test revealing deficits in fine motor skills, these lesions appear to have little functional impact. In contrast, all cerebellar functions were significantly impaired in participants with FHM1.
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- Hille Koppen
- 1 Department of Neurology, Haga Hospital, The Netherlands.,2 Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
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- 3 Department of Neuroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, The Netherlands
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- 5 Department of Neurology, Radboud University Medical Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, The Netherlands
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- 3 Department of Neuroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, The Netherlands
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- 3 Department of Neuroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, The Netherlands
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- 3 Department of Neuroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, The Netherlands
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- 4 Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
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- 6 Laboratory of Epidemiology, Demography and Biometry, National Institutes of Health, USA
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- 2 Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
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- 5 Department of Neurology, Radboud University Medical Center, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, The Netherlands
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- 4 Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
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- 2 Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
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- 3 Department of Neuroscience, Erasmus Medical Center, The Netherlands.,7 Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, Royal Academy of Arts & Sciences (KNAW), The Netherlands
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Validity of the Worst Performance Rule as a Function of Task Complexity and Psychometric g: On the Crucial Role of g Saturation. J Intell 2016. [DOI: 10.3390/jintelligence4010005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The relation between measures of cognitive and motor functioning in 5- to 6-year-old children. PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH 2015; 80:543-54. [PMID: 25820330 DOI: 10.1007/s00426-015-0662-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2014] [Accepted: 03/19/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Miendlarzewska EA, Trost WJ. How musical training affects cognitive development: rhythm, reward and other modulating variables. Front Neurosci 2014; 7:279. [PMID: 24672420 PMCID: PMC3957486 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2013.00279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2013] [Accepted: 12/31/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Musical training has recently gained additional interest in education as increasing neuroscientific research demonstrates its positive effects on brain development. Neuroimaging revealed plastic changes in the brains of adult musicians but it is still unclear to what extent they are the product of intensive music training rather than of other factors, such as preexisting biological markers of musicality. In this review, we synthesize a large body of studies demonstrating that benefits of musical training extend beyond the skills it directly aims to train and last well into adulthood. For example, children who undergo musical training have better verbal memory, second language pronunciation accuracy, reading ability and executive functions. Learning to play an instrument as a child may even predict academic performance and IQ in young adulthood. The degree of observed structural and functional adaptation in the brain correlates with intensity and duration of practice. Importantly, the effects on cognitive development depend on the timing of musical initiation due to sensitive periods during development, as well as on several other modulating variables. Notably, we point to motivation, reward and social context of musical education, which are important yet neglected factors affecting the long-term benefits of musical training. Further, we introduce the notion of rhythmic entrainment and suggest that it may represent a mechanism supporting learning and development of executive functions. It also hones temporal processing and orienting of attention in time that may underlie enhancements observed in reading and verbal memory. We conclude that musical training uniquely engenders near and far transfer effects, preparing a foundation for a range of skills, and thus fostering cognitive development.
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- Ewa A Miendlarzewska
- Department of Fundamental Neurosciences, (CMU), University of Geneva Geneva, Switzerland ; Swiss Centre of Affective Sciences, University of Geneva Geneva, Switzerland
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- Swiss Centre of Affective Sciences, University of Geneva Geneva, Switzerland
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