title: Amusia and cognitive deficits after stroke: is there a relationship?
abstract: We studied the relationship between musical and cognitive deficits by testing middle cerebral arterial (MCA) stroke patients (n= 53) with a shortened version of the Montreal Battery of Evaluation of Amusia (MBEA) and an extensive neuropsychological test battery. Results showed that amusic patients (n= 32) had more severe cognitive deficits, especially in working memory and executive functioning, than did non-amusic patients (n= 21), and the severity of amusia also correlated with attention deficits. These findings thus suggest that domain-general attention, executive, and working memory processes are associated with amusia after stroke.
authors: Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
authors: Teppo
authors: T
authors: Särkämö
authors: Mari
authors: M
authors: Tervaniemi
authors: Seppo
authors: S
authors: Soinila
authors: Taina
authors: T
authors: Autti
authors: Heli M
authors: HM
authors: Silvennoinen
authors: Matti
authors: M
authors: Laine
authors: Marja
authors: M
authors: Hietanen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis; D003071:Cognition / Q000502:physiology; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D008875:Middle Aged; D009146:Music; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D020521:Stroke / Q000503:physiopathology*