Moving on time: brain network for auditory-motor synchronization is modulated by rhythm complexity and musical training.

@article{citeulike:2438002, abstract = {Much is known about the motor system and its role in simple movement execution. However, little is understood about the neural systems underlying auditory-motor integration in the context of musical rhythm, or the enhanced ability of musicians to execute precisely timed sequences. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, we investigated how performance and neural activity were modulated as musicians and nonmusicians tapped in synchrony with progressively more complex and less metrically structured auditory rhythms. A functionally connected network was implicated in extracting higher-order features of a rhythm's temporal structure, with the dorsal premotor cortex mediating these auditory-motor interactions. In contrast to past studies, musicians recruited the prefrontal cortex to a greater degree than nonmusicians, whereas secondary motor regions were recruited to the same extent. We argue that the superior ability of musicians to deconstruct and organize a rhythm's temporal structure relates to the greater involvement of the prefrontal cortex mediating working memory.}, address = {McGill University, 3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. joyce.chen@mail.mcgill.ca}, author = {Chen, J. L. and Penhune, V. B. and Zatorre, R. J. }, citeulike-article-id = {2438002}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/jocn.2008.20018}, issn = {0898-929X}, journal = {J Cogn Neurosci}, keywords = {auditory, brian, expertise, motor, nichola, temporal}, month = {February}, number = {2}, pages = {226--239}, posted-at = {2008-02-27 18:33:37}, priority = {2}, title = {Moving on time: brain network for auditory-motor synchronization is modulated by rhythm complexity and musical training.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/jocn.2008.20018}, volume = {20}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2438002 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2438002 TI - Moving on time: brain network for auditory-motor synchronization is modulated by rhythm complexity and musical training. JF - J Cogn Neurosci VL - 20 IS - 2 SP - 226 EP - 239 AD - McGill University, 3801 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. joyce.chen@mail.mcgill.ca SN - 0898-929X N2 - Much is known about the motor system and its role in simple movement execution. However, little is understood about the neural systems underlying auditory-motor integration in the context of musical rhythm, or the enhanced ability of musicians to execute precisely timed sequences. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, we investigated how performance and neural activity were modulated as musicians and nonmusicians tapped in synchrony with progressively more complex and less metrically structured auditory rhythms. A functionally connected network was implicated in extracting higher-order features of a rhythm's temporal structure, with the dorsal premotor cortex mediating these auditory-motor interactions. In contrast to past studies, musicians recruited the prefrontal cortex to a greater degree than nonmusicians, whereas secondary motor regions were recruited to the same extent. We argue that the superior ability of musicians to deconstruct and organize a rhythm's temporal structure relates to the greater involvement of the prefrontal cortex mediating working memory. KW - auditory KW - brian KW - expertise KW - motor KW - nichola KW - temporal AU - Chen, JL AU - Penhune, VB AU - Zatorre, RJ PY - 2008/02// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/jocn.2008.20018 ER -