Sentences with phrase «auditory cortex activation»

Thus, the right - lateralized auditory cortex activation was attributable to the specific features of the (mainly consonant and structured) original music and was not simply an unspecific response that could have been elicited by any sound in general.

In addition to the asymmetry of auditory cortex activation for the processing of the original music, we showed that BOLD signals were modulated by alterations of the musical stimuli.

Not exact matches

By looking at activation of different brain regions while test subjects were exposed to different listening conditions, Dr. Johnsrude's research has revealed that the early processing of sound, which occurs in a brain region called the primary auditory cortex, depends on higher - level linguistic knowledge encoded in other regions of the brain.

In an intriguing neuroimaging study of musical improvisation in classically trained pianists, Bengtsson et al. [13] found activations in the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, as well as premotor and auditory areas during improvisation.