Different Music Training Modulates Theta Brain Oscillations Associated with Executive Function

Wang, Junce; Xu, Ruifeng; Guo, Xiaolong; Guo, Song; Zhou, Junchen; Lu, Joan; Yao, Dezhong

doi:10.3390/brainsci12101304

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“…The findings particularly point towards a greater benefit to working memory, but not to executive function, when musical engagement is continued into older age. Many musicians that took part in this study played the keyboard, which has previously been associated with better executive function and a greater activity among the pre‐frontal and mid‐central regions of the brain 34. In this study however, keyboard and, to a lesser extent, brass instrument play was strongly associated with better working memory, with executive function favoured in woodwind players.…”

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The relationship between playing musical instruments and cognitive trajectories: Analysis from a UK ageing cohort

Vetere,

Williams,

Ballard

et al. 2024

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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BackgroundThe accumulation of age‐associated cognitive deficits can lead to Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and dementia. This is a major public health issue for the modern ageing population, as it impairs health, independence and overall quality of life. Keeping the brain active during life has been associated with an increased cognitive reserve, therefore reducing the risk of cognitive impairment in older age. Previous research has identified a potential relationship between musicality and cognition.ObjectivesExplore the relationship between musicality and cognitive function in a large cohort of older adults.MethodsThis was a nested study within the PROTECT‐UK cohort, which collects longitudinal computerised assessments of cognitive function in adults over 40. Participants were invited to complete the validated Edinburgh Lifetime Musical Experience Questionnaire (ELMEQ) to assess their musical experience and lifetime exposure to music. Linear regression analysis was performed using cognitive data from PROTECT‐UK.ResultsAnalysis identified an association between musicality and cognition in this cohort. Playing a musical instrument was associated with significantly better performance in working memory and executive function. Significant associations were also found between singing and executive function, and between overall musical ability and working memory.ConclusionsOur findings confirm previous literature, highlighting the potential value of education and engagement in musical activities throughout life as a means of harnessing cognitive reserve as part of a protective lifestyle for brain health.

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The relationship between playing musical instruments and cognitive trajectories: Analysis from a UK ageing cohort

Vetere,

Williams,

Ballard

et al. 2024

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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Jazz Piano Training Modulates Neural Oscillations and Executive Functions in Older Adults

Bugos,

Gbadamosi,

Laesker

et al. 2024

Music Perception: An Interdisciplinary Journal

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Musical improvisation is one of the most complex forms of creative behavior, often associated with increased executive functions. However, most traditional piano programs do not include improvisation skills. This research examined the effects of music improvisation in a novel jazz piano training intervention on executive functions and neural oscillatory activity in healthy older adults. Forty adults were recruited and randomly assigned to either jazz piano training (n = 20, 10 females) or a control group (n = 20, 13 females). The jazz piano training program included aural skills, basic technique, improvisation, and repertoire with 30 hours of training over 10 days. All participants at pre- and post-testing completed a battery of standardized cognitive measures (i.e., processing speed, inhibition, verbal fluency), and neurophysiological data was recorded during resting state and a musical improvisation task using electroencephalography (EEG). Results showed significantly enhanced processing speed and inhibition performance for those who received jazz piano training as compared to controls. EEG data revealed changes in frontal theta power during improvisation in the training group compared to controls. Learning to improvise may contribute to cognitive performance.

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The Importance of Music in the Development of Executive Functions in 6–7-Year-Old Children

Bayanova,

Dolgikh,

Yakushina

2023

Psychological-Educational Studies

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The aim of this work was to study the differences in the development of executive functions in senior preschool children who are systematically engaged in music and those who are not. The study involved 236 children (Mage=78,17, SDage=4,3), 113 of whom additionally engaged in music at additional education centers. To diagnose the level of development of regulatory functions (inhibition, cognitive flexibility, and working memory) subtests of the neuropsychological diagnostic complex NEPSY-II were used. A comparison of averages using the Mann-Whitney U-criterion revealed that children attending music schools have higher measures of auditory working memory, that is, they are better at remembering and correctly reproducing what has been listened to. They are also better able to restrain their behavioral impulses, depending on the demands of the situation, compared to those who do not additionally study music. Thus, the study demonstrated significant differences in the development of some parameters of regulatory functions in children depending on their involvement in music lessons, which emphasizes the importance of children's creative development for the formation of their cognitive abilities.

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Different Music Training Modulates Theta Brain Oscillations Associated with Executive Function

Cited by 4 publications

References 87 publications

The relationship between playing musical instruments and cognitive trajectories: Analysis from a UK ageing cohort

The relationship between playing musical instruments and cognitive trajectories: Analysis from a UK ageing cohort

Jazz Piano Training Modulates Neural Oscillations and Executive Functions in Older Adults

The Importance of Music in the Development of Executive Functions in 6–7-Year-Old Children

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