TY - JOUR
T1 - Frontoparietal network topology as a neural marker of musical perceptual abilities.
AU - Lumaca, Massimo
AU - Keller, Peter
AU - Baggio, Giosuè
AU - Pando Naude, Victor Manuel
AU - Bajada, Claude J.
AU - Martinez, Mie Arnau
AU - Hillebrand Hansen, Josephine
AU - Ravignani, Andrea
AU - Joe, Nikita
AU - Vuust, Peter
AU - Vulic, Katerina
AU - Sandberg, Kristian
PY - 2024/12
Y1 - 2024/12
N2 - Why are some individuals more musical than others? Neither cognitive testing nor classical localizationist neuroscience alone can provide a complete answer. Here, we test how the interplay of brain network organization and cognitive function delivers graded perceptual abilities in a distinctively human capacity. We analyze multimodal magnetic resonance imaging, cognitive, and behavioral data from 200+ participants, focusing on a canonical working memory network encompassing prefrontal and posterior parietal regions. Using graph theory, we examine structural and functional frontoparietal network organization in relation to assessments of musical aptitude and experience. Results reveal a positive correlation between perceptual abilities and the integration efficiency of key frontoparietal regions. The linkage between functional networks and musical abilities is mediated by working memory processes, whereas structural networks influence these abilities through sensory integration. Our work lays the foundation for future investigations into the neurobiological roots of individual differences in musicality.
AB - Why are some individuals more musical than others? Neither cognitive testing nor classical localizationist neuroscience alone can provide a complete answer. Here, we test how the interplay of brain network organization and cognitive function delivers graded perceptual abilities in a distinctively human capacity. We analyze multimodal magnetic resonance imaging, cognitive, and behavioral data from 200+ participants, focusing on a canonical working memory network encompassing prefrontal and posterior parietal regions. Using graph theory, we examine structural and functional frontoparietal network organization in relation to assessments of musical aptitude and experience. Results reveal a positive correlation between perceptual abilities and the integration efficiency of key frontoparietal regions. The linkage between functional networks and musical abilities is mediated by working memory processes, whereas structural networks influence these abilities through sensory integration. Our work lays the foundation for future investigations into the neurobiological roots of individual differences in musicality.
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U2 - 10.1038/s41467-024-52479-z
DO - 10.1038/s41467-024-52479-z
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 39289390
SN - 2041-1723
VL - 15
JO - Nature Communications
JF - Nature Communications
IS - 1
M1 - 8160
ER -