Amusia and cognitive deficits after stroke: is there a relationship?
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.
Särkämö
Teppo
T
Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Tervaniemi
Mari
M
Soinila
Seppo
S
Autti
Taina
T
Silvennoinen
Heli M
HM
Laine
Matti
M
Hietanen
Marja
M
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*