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ArticleNature communications2024

Frontoparietal network topology as a neural marker of musical perceptual abilities.

M Lumaca, P E Keller, G Baggio, V Pando-Naude, C J Bajada, M A Martinez, J H Hansen, A Ravignani, N Joe, P Vuust and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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12 authors.

M LumacaCenter for Music in the Brain, Department of Clinical Medicine, Health, Aarhus University & The Royal Academy of Music Aarhus/Aalborg, Aarhus, Denmark. massimo.lumaca@clin.au.dk.ORCID 0000-0002-3432-3911
P E KellerCenter for Music in the Brain, Department of Clinical Medicine, Health, Aarhus University & The Royal Academy of Music Aarhus/Aalborg, Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-7579-6515
G BaggioLanguage Acquisition and Language Processing Lab, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.ORCID 0000-0001-5086-0365
V Pando-NaudeCenter for Music in the Brain, Department of Clinical Medicine, Health, Aarhus University & The Royal Academy of Music Aarhus/Aalborg, Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-1963-5068
C J BajadaDepartment of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Malta / University of Malta Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research Platform, Msida, Malta.ORCID 0000-0001-6138-4851
M A MartinezCenter of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience, Department of Clinical Medicine, Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
J H HansenCenter of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience, Department of Clinical Medicine, Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
A RavignaniCenter for Music in the Brain, Department of Clinical Medicine, Health, Aarhus University & The Royal Academy of Music Aarhus/Aalborg, Aarhus, Denmark.
N JoeCenter for Music in the Brain, Department of Clinical Medicine, Health, Aarhus University & The Royal Academy of Music Aarhus/Aalborg, Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID 0009-0005-5852-2404
P VuustCenter for Music in the Brain, Department of Clinical Medicine, Health, Aarhus University & The Royal Academy of Music Aarhus/Aalborg, Aarhus, Denmark.
K VulićDepartment for Human Neuroscience, Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
K SandbergCenter of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience, Department of Clinical Medicine, Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-6936-5487

Funding

Danmarks Grundforskningsfond (Danish National Research Foundation) DNRF117European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) CA18106
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Why are some individuals more musical than others? Neither cognitive testing nor classical localizationist neuroscience alone can provide a complete answer. Here, we test how the interplay of brain network organization and cognitive function delivers graded perceptual abilities in a distinctively human capacity. We analyze multimodal magnetic resonance imaging, cognitive, and behavioral data from 200+ participants, focusing on a canonical working memory network encompassing prefrontal and posterior parietal regions. Using graph theory, we examine structural and functional frontoparietal network organization in relation to assessments of musical aptitude and experience. Results reveal a positive correlation between perceptual abilities and the integration efficiency of key frontoparietal regions. The linkage between functional networks and musical abilities is mediated by working memory processes, whereas structural networks influence these abilities through sensory integration. Our work lays the foundation for future investigations into the neurobiological roots of individual differences in musicality.

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Brain MappingMagnetic Resonance ImagingMemory, Short-TermMusicParietal LobeAdultAptitudeAuditory PerceptionCognitionFemaleFrontal LobeHumansMaleMiddle AgedNerve NetYoung Adult

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PMID39289390
PMCPMC11408523

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