MUSICMOVES
Let the music move you: involvement of motor networks of the brain in music processing
| Coordinatore | THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Organization address
address: OLD COLLEGE, SOUTH BRIDGE contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | United Kingdom [UK] |
| Totale costo | 200˙049 € |
| EC contributo | 200˙049 € |
| Programma | FP7-PEOPLE
Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) |
| Code Call | FP7-PEOPLE-2010-IEF |
| Funding Scheme | MC-IEF |
| Anno di inizio | 2011 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2011-09-01 - 2013-08-31 |
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THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Organization address
address: OLD COLLEGE, SOUTH BRIDGE contact info |
UK (EDINBURGH) | coordinator | 200˙049.60 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Previous work has shown an intricate connection between music processing and movement in the brain. This overlap is also present for imagined music, and may as such be applied to existing imagery-based movement rehabilitation paradigms. In the following proposal we outline two main questions. The first concerns the extent of the involvement of motor areas during music processing in various modes, namely perception, auditory imagination, auditory-motor imagination and observation. Common and separate brain activation patterns will be assessed using fMRI. The second question addresses the effects of imagery training paradigms on plastic changes in the brain, and the effect of cuing during this training. Pre- and post training fMRI will be measured as well as the behavioral output of the training. These questions will address unanswered issues that are relevant to existing movement rehabilitation paradigms. Additional to furthering our knowledge of imagery mechanisms in the brain, the results will be directly applicable to the clinical arena, as well as training in high-level skill acquisition.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
Recent research findings have indicated that auditory musical stimulus and movement learning can activate similar areas of the brain involved in movement. This could have important applications in rehabilitation of patients after brain damage.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
Previous attempts to link the acquisition of motor skills in response to auditory cues such as musical rhythms and metronomes have produced mixed results. Metronomes are devices that produce regular beats or clicks. Although areas of the brain involved are known to be the striatum and the cerebellum, the cerebral activation pattern in response to such cues is still unknown.
The EU-funded project 'Let the music move you: involvement of motor networks of the brain in music processing' (MUSICMOVES) investigated the effect of auditory cues on cerebral plasticity and motor learning with two kinds of experiments.
Firstly, researchers investigated functional brain activation in 17 non-musician volunteers during movement with and without auditory cues using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Bilateral arm training with rhythmic auditory cues technique was used for movement rehabilitation.
Use of auditory cues increased activation in certain parts of the brain but no changes in motor activation were seen during movement. Music imagery did show decreased activation in the temporal and parietal areas of the brain that are associated with cognitive control mechanisms. Outcomes will be submitted for publication in two papers in peer-reviewed journals.
In the second experiment, researchers investigated motor learning after developing an online finger-to-thumb opposition sequence learning paradigm to facilitate movement learning. These training videos were either silent or with music. Two groups of 15 used these training videos along with a dataglove for measurement. Data analysis will help compare changes in motor performance and determine differences in brain area activation when auditory cues are used.
Further investigation is required to develop effective auditory and auditory imagery-based movement rehabilitation techniques as fMRI findings are promising. Results from the second experiment should provide deeper insight into music-based motor learning and rehabilitation techniques that may prove effective.
Project activities have laid the foundation for evidence-based improved rehabilitation approaches to restore upper-limb movement after stroke or brain injury.