Abstract
One of the obstacles preventing patients from effective motor recovery following stroke is low frequency of sessions. What if listening to sounds between physical rehabilitation sessions could yield motor improvement? Our study provides a stepping stone to answering that question, by first examining the impact of auditory exposure on the formation of new motor memories in healthy nonmusicians.
Following an audiomotor mapping session, participants will be asked to listen to and memorise sequence A or sequence B in a sound-only task. Employing a congruent/incongruent crossover design, participants’ motor performance will be tested using visuospatial stimuli to cue key presses, either to the congruent sequence they heard, or to the incongruent unfamiliar sequence. It is predicted that the congruent group will perform faster than the incongruent group.
The findings of this study have the potential to be useful in motor rehabilitation settings where the coupling of sound and movement patterns might help patients relearn motor tasks relevant to activities of daily living, particularly when regular physical practice is not possible.
Following an audiomotor mapping session, participants will be asked to listen to and memorise sequence A or sequence B in a sound-only task. Employing a congruent/incongruent crossover design, participants’ motor performance will be tested using visuospatial stimuli to cue key presses, either to the congruent sequence they heard, or to the incongruent unfamiliar sequence. It is predicted that the congruent group will perform faster than the incongruent group.
The findings of this study have the potential to be useful in motor rehabilitation settings where the coupling of sound and movement patterns might help patients relearn motor tasks relevant to activities of daily living, particularly when regular physical practice is not possible.
Original language | English |
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Publication date | 12 Jun 2015 |
Publication status | Published - 12 Jun 2015 |
Event | Music Therapy Advances in Neuro-disability II : Dialogues in Neuroscience, Research and Clinical Practice - Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability, London, United Kingdom Duration: 12 Jun 2015 → 13 Jun 2015 |
Conference
Conference | Music Therapy Advances in Neuro-disability II |
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Location | Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability |
Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | London |
Period | 12/06/2015 → 13/06/2015 |