The functional brain networks activated by music listening: A neuroimaging meta-analysis and implications for treatment
Chan MMY, Han YMY
Neuropsychology · 37 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Meta-analysis (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Mechanisms only
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- University or hospital
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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Publication
- Published
- 2021-10-12 · Neuropsychology · vol. 36 · issue 1 · pp. 4–22
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Cited
- 57 citations · more than 96% of similar papers · 5.4× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 103 works
- Access
- Paywalled
- Research areas
- Music Therapy and Health · Neuroscience and Music Perception · Cognitive Functions and Memory
- Keywords
- Active listening, Psychology, Functional magnetic resonance imaging, Neuroimaging, Task-positive network, Neuroscience, Brain activity and meditation, Cognitive psychology, Audiology, Default mode network, Medicine, Communication, Electroencephalography
- MeSH
- brain, humans, magnetic resonance imaging, brain mapping, auditory perception, music, neuroimaging
2 authors
From HK
- Melody M.Y. ChanHong Kong Polytechnic University
- Yvonne M. Y. Han · correspondingHong Kong Polytechnic University
Abstract
Objective
Previous behavioral studies show that music listening enhances attention and working memory in both healthy and clinical populations. However, how music listening engages brain functional networks remains elusive due to inconsistent results from previous findings.
Method
A meta-analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging data using seed-based d mapping (SDM) with permutation of subject images was performed. Studies that presented music listening paradigms to healthy individuals were included. Subgroup analyses were performed to investigate the effects of music genres on brain activation. To examine functional network correlates, voxels that were significantly activated by music listening were overlaid onto cortical, subcortical, and striatal network parcellations.
Results
Whole-group analysis showed that ventral attention, somatomotor, default, dorsal attention, frontoparietal, and limbic networks significantly coactivated during music listening (familywise error-corrected p < .01). Specifically, music listening activated multiple frontal, temporal, subcortical, and cerebellar regions. Subgroup analyses revealed that classical music, but not songs or simple tunes, activated the limbic network. Meta-regression analysis revealed nonsignificant correlations between years of music training and all brain regions activated during music listening.
Conclusions
Music listening bilaterally activated multiple cortical, subcortical, and cerebellar regions encompassing multiple brain networks that were not modulated by music training experience. It is recommended that music listening can be applied to people with neurological disorders to modulate the disordered functional brain networks known to underlie the pathophysiology of these diseases, while future studies may help delineate the effects of music preferences on brain activation patterns among these patients to promote the development of evidence-based medicine. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
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