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Structural and Functional Changes in the Brains of Guitarist Musicians: Volumetric, VBM, and Resting State fMRI Study     
Yazarlar
Niyazi Acer
İstanbul Arel Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Burcu KAMAŞAK ARPAÇAY Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Burcu KAMAŞAK ARPAÇAY
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Serap Baştepe Gray
Burak Oğuzhan Karapınar
Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Funda İpekten
Adıyaman Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Levent Değirmencioğlu
Erciyes Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Ahmet Turan Ilıca
Türkiye
Özet
Objective: Musicians acquire intricate motor and auditory skills from an early age, serving as an exemplary model for brain plasticity. This study aimed to investigate the structural and functional differences in the brains between guitar-playing musicians and non-musicians. Materials and Methods: Cortical thickness measurements, volumetric analysis of the corpus callosum and hippocampus, voxel-based morphometry (VBM), and resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) were applied to a magnetic resonance imaging dataset from 14 male young adult guitar players and 10 matched non-musicians. Results: A structural asymmetry, mainly localized to hippocampal regions including the stratum radiatum, lacunosum, and moleculare, was found in the musicians’ group. VBM analysis demonstrated increased volume in the frontal middle and inferior gyri (left), precuneus (right), insula (right), and Brodmann areas 7 and 13 in the musician group compared to non-musicians. There were no statistical differences between musicians and non-musicians in terms of corpus callosum and hippocampal subfield volumes. Although cortical thickness measured at different locations was higher in the musician group than in the non-musician group, these differences were not statistically significant (p>0.05). No significant functional connectivity alterations were found within the default mode network between musicians and non-musicians (p>0.05). Conclusion: Playing a musical instrument triggers rapid integration of multi-sensory information in the context of musical performance. The functional state of rest has contributed significantly to understanding musicians’ brain networks.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü ESCI dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Journal of Clinical Practice and Research
Dergi ISSN 2980-2156
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler ESCI
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 01-2024
Cilt No 46
Sayı 1
Sayfalar 47 / 57
Doi Numarası 10.14744/cpr.2024.98608
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.14744/cpr.2024.98608