Music and cerebral hemodynamics.
Previous studies performed by positron emission tomography and Transcranial Doppler (TCD) found a different cerebral activation during musical stimuli in musicians compared to non-musicians. The aim of our study is to evaluate by means of TCD, possible different pattern of cerebral activation during the performance of different musical tasks in musicians, non-musicians and lyrical singers. Our findings show a left hemispheric activation in musicians and a right one in non-musicians. Preliminary data on lyrical singers' activation patterns need further confirmation with a larger population. These data could be related to a different approach to music listening in musicians (analytical) and non-musicians who are supposed to have an emotional approach to music.
Marinoni
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Neurosonology Laboratory, Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Grassi
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Latorraca
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Caruso
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Sorbi
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D000328:Adult; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000502:physiology; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020768:Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000502:physiology; D009146:Music; D010465:Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D021641:Recognition, Psychology / Q000502:physiology*; D017585:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial / Q000379:methods