ArticleBrain sciences2021
Musical Training and Brain Volume in Older Adults.
Article in Brain sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06767410 (A Multi-domain Intervention to Constrast Cognitive Decline in Healthy Aging), which is not on this map. Cited by 36 papers.
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A Multi-domain Intervention to Constrast Cognitive Decline in Healthy Aging
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36 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Preserving music reward in age-related hearing loss through training and adaptation.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- The child Musicality Index: A child-friendly version of the Goldsmiths Musical Sophistication Index.PloS one · 2026Article
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- The influence of age and gender on self-assessment of piano competencies.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Integrating music and nature: a scoping review of research on interventions involving both music- and nature-based strategies for mental health and wellbeing.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Review
- Differences in dynamic functional connectivity between musicians and non-musicians during naturalistic music listening.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Article
- Musical Sophistication and Multilingualism: Effects on Arcuate Fasciculus Characteristics.Human brain mapping · 2024Article
- Associations of Cognitively Active Versus Passive Sedentary Behaviors and Cognition in Older Adults.Journal of physical activity & health · 2024Article
- Network connectivity differences in music listening among older adults following a music-based intervention.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
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- Choir singing is associated with enhanced structural connectivity across the adult lifespan.Human brain mapping · 2024Article
- Audiovisual integration in the McGurk effect is impervious to music training.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The transformative power of music: Insights into neuroplasticity, health, and disease.Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2024Review
- The effects of musicality on brain network topology in the context of Alzheimer's disease and memory decline.Imaging neuroscience (Cambridge, Mass.) · 2024Article
- Network connectivity differences in music listening among older adults following a music-based intervention.Aging brain · 2024Article
- Short communication: Lifetime musical activity and resting-state functional connectivity in cognitive networks.PloS one · 2024Article
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Abstract
Musical practice, including musical training and musical performance, has been found to benefit cognitive function in older adults. Less is known about the role of musical experiences on brain structure in older adults. The present study examined the role of different types of musical behaviors on brain structure in older adults. We administered the Goldsmiths Musical Sophistication Index, a questionnaire that includes questions about a variety of musical behaviors, including performance on an instrument, musical practice, allocation of time to music, musical listening expertise, and emotional responses to music. We demonstrated that musical training, defined as the extent of musical training, musical practice, and musicianship, was positively and significantly associated with the volume of the inferior frontal cortex and parahippocampus. In addition, musical training was positively associated with volume of the posterior cingulate cortex, insula, and medial orbitofrontal cortex. Together, the present study suggests that musical behaviors relate to a circuit of brain regions involved in executive function, memory, language, and emotion. As gray matter often declines with age, our study has promising implications for the positive role of musical practice on aging brain health.
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