Brain mechanisms underlying singing

TY - CHAP

T1 - Brain mechanisms underlying singing

AU - Cohen, Annabel J.

AU - Levitin, Daniel

AU - Alexander Kleber, Boris

PY - 2020/1/1

Y1 - 2020/1/1

N2 - In outlining the brain mechanisms underlying singing, this chapter first overviews organization of the brain, situating the complex sensorimotor feedback system associated with the gross and fine-motor coordination controlling vocalization. Full activation of this auditory, motor, somatosensory singing network distinguishes singing from listening to a song and from speaking, although there are shared processes. The hierarchical organization of the vocalization system from brain stem and spinal cord, to midbrain and anterior cingulate cortex, on to primary motor cortex is described. Brain imaging reveals the impact of vocal training. Evidence for a critical period for singing acquisition is discussed.

AB - In outlining the brain mechanisms underlying singing, this chapter first overviews organization of the brain, situating the complex sensorimotor feedback system associated with the gross and fine-motor coordination controlling vocalization. Full activation of this auditory, motor, somatosensory singing network distinguishes singing from listening to a song and from speaking, although there are shared processes. The hierarchical organization of the vocalization system from brain stem and spinal cord, to midbrain and anterior cingulate cortex, on to primary motor cortex is described. Brain imaging reveals the impact of vocal training. Evidence for a critical period for singing acquisition is discussed.

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M3 - Book chapter

SN - 9781138059306

SP - 79

EP - 96

BT - The Routledge Companion to Interdisciplinary Studies in Singing, Volume I

A2 - Russo, Frank A.

A2 - Ilari, Beatriz

A2 - Cohen, Annabel J.

PB - Routledge

CY - New York

ER -