ArticleExperimental brain research2004
Ipsilateral and contralateral motor inhibitory control in musical and vocalization tasks.
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- Bibliometric mapping of non-invasive brain stimulation techniques (NIBS) for fluent speech production.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2023Article
- Disorders of pitch production in tone deafness.Frontiers in psychology · 2011Article
- Acquired and congenital disorders of sung performance: A review.Advances in cognitive psychology · 2009Article
- Differential effect of linguistic and non-linguistic pen-holding tasks on motor cortex excitability.Experimental brain research · 2008Article
- Rapid interhemispheric switching during vocal production in a songbird.PLoS biology · 2008Article
- Worry facilitates corticospinal motor response to transcranial magnetic stimulation.Depression and anxiety · 2008Article
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Abstract
The inhibitory motor control mechanisms in human singing and vocalization are not well understood. Using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), we show that singing resulted in right-sided prolongation of ipsilateral silent period and bilateral reduction in contralateral silent period. Reading led to reduced contralateral silent period duration with right-sided TMS only, but no significant inhibitory changes, both ipsilateral and contralateral, were evident with humming. The findings support the presence of enhanced interhemispheric inhibitory motor interaction during singing, as opposed to reading tasks, in dynamic word generation coupled with production of melody.
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