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Effects of age and musical training on resting-state periodic oscillatory brain activity.

Sijia Guo, Ning Li, Liju Wang, Chenxi Qiu, Yuxin Chen, Yitian Yin, Hua Yang, Claude Alain, Jing Lu, Dezhong Yao

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Sijia GuoThe Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, Sichuan, China.
Ning LiThe Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, Sichuan, China.
Liju WangThe Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, Sichuan, China.
Chenxi QiuThe Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, Sichuan, China.
Yuxin ChenThe Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, Sichuan, China.
Yitian YinThe Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, Sichuan, China.
Hua YangMusic and Digital Intelligence, Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, 610021, Sichuan, China.
Claude AlainBaycrest Academy for Research and Education, Rotman Research Institute, Toronto, ON, M6A 2E1, Canada.
Jing LuThe Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, Sichuan, China. lujing@uestc.edu.cn.
Dezhong YaoThe Clinical Hospital of Chengdu Brain Science Institute, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, Sichuan, China. dyao@uestc.edu.cn.

Funding

STI 2030-Major Projects 2022ZD0208500the Music and Digital Intelligence, Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province SZ2023ZDXM02the National Natural Science Foundation of China U24A20274the Research Unit of NeuroInformation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences 2019RU035 M112019-I2M-5-039-1the Sichuan Science and Technology Program 2021YFS0135
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Abstract

Neural oscillations comprise periodic and aperiodic components, which have been linked to cognitive functions. Changes in oscillatory activity as a function of age and musical training may related to cognitive decline and the protective effects of lifelong musical training. However, there are inconsistencies in prior studies assessing the changes in alpha oscillations with age and musical training experience, which did not consider the putative impact of the aperiodic activity. In this study, we recruited young and older musicians and non-musicians, comparing resting state alpha oscillations before and after correcting for aperiodic activity. We observed an age-related decline in alpha power in uncorrected and corrected periodic activities. Nonetheless, the protective effect of musical training on this decline was only evident in the corrected periodic activities, highlighting the importance of correcting for aperiodic activity. This was related to better performance in working memory tasks in older musicians compared with older non-musicians. Our findings provide mechanistic insights into how long-term musical training decelerates age-related working memory decline. It has implications for understanding the neuroplasticity of musical training on cognitive aging.

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AgingAlpha RhythmBrainCognitive AgingMusicAdultAgedAge FactorsCognitionElectroencephalographyFemaleHumansMaleMemory, Short-TermMiddle AgedYoung AdultAlpha oscillationsAperiodic activityCognitive agingEEGMusical training

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PMID40932579
PMCPMC13355967

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