ArticleBrain sciences2022
Different Music Training Modulates Theta Brain Oscillations Associated with Executive Function.
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- Temporal-oscillatory entrainment: a multi-timescale framework for rhythmic coordination from neural to social frequencies.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Article
- Brain-Wave Music Enhances Inhibitory Control Performance by Modulating Oscillations in the Motor Cortex and Frontoparietal Network.Neural plasticity · 2026Article
- Studying the effects of digital arts-based interventions on teenagers' social media usage, brain connectivity, and mental health: study protocol of the SMART project.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Article
- The Association Between Motor Competence and Inhibitory Control in Preschool Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Different music training involves different hand coordination levels and may have a significant influence on brain oscillation for the executive function. However, few research has focused on the plasticity of executive function and the brain oscillation modulated by different musical instrument training modules. In this study, we recruited 18 string musicians, 20 pianists, and 19 non-musicians to perform a bimanual key pressing task during EEG recording. Behavioral results revealed that pianists have the highest accuracy and the shortest response time, followed by string musicians and non-musicians (p < 0.05). Time-frequency analyses of EEG revealed that pianists generated significantly greater theta power than the other groups from 500 ms to 800 ms post-stimulus in mid-central, frontal brain areas, and motor control areas. Functional connectivity analyses found that the pianists showed significantly greater connectivity in the frontal-parietal area in theta band based on phase-locking value analysis, which suggests that piano training improves executive function and enhances the connectivity between prefrontal and mid-central regions. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the effects of different music training on executive function.
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