TY - JOUR
T1 - Identifying a brain network for musical rhythm
T2 - A functional neuroimaging meta-analysis and systematic review
AU - Kasdan, Anna V
AU - Burgess, Andrea N
AU - Pizzagalli, Fabrizio
AU - Scartozzi, Alyssa
AU - Chern, Alexander
AU - Kotz, Sonja A.
AU - Wilson, Stephen M
AU - Gordon, Reyna L
N1 - Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
PY - 2022/5
Y1 - 2022/5
N2 - We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 30 functional magnetic resonance imaging studies investigating processing of musical rhythms in neurotypical adults. First, we identified a general network for musical rhythm, encompassing all relevant sensory and motor processes (Beat-based, rest baseline, 12 contrasts) which revealed a large network involving auditory and motor regions. This network included the bilateral superior temporal cortices, supplementary motor area (SMA), putamen, and cerebellum. Second, we identified more precise loci for beat-based musical rhythms (Beat-based, audio-motor control, 8 contrasts) in the bilateral putamen. Third, we identified regions modulated by beat based rhythmic complexity (Complexity, 16 contrasts) which included the bilateral SMA-proper/pre-SMA, cerebellum, inferior parietal regions, and right temporal areas. This meta-analysis suggests that musical rhythm is largely represented in a bilateral cortico-subcortical network. Our findings align with existing theoretical frameworks about auditory-motor coupling to a musical beat and provide a foundation for studying how the neural bases of musical rhythm may overlap with other cognitive domains.
AB - We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 30 functional magnetic resonance imaging studies investigating processing of musical rhythms in neurotypical adults. First, we identified a general network for musical rhythm, encompassing all relevant sensory and motor processes (Beat-based, rest baseline, 12 contrasts) which revealed a large network involving auditory and motor regions. This network included the bilateral superior temporal cortices, supplementary motor area (SMA), putamen, and cerebellum. Second, we identified more precise loci for beat-based musical rhythms (Beat-based, audio-motor control, 8 contrasts) in the bilateral putamen. Third, we identified regions modulated by beat based rhythmic complexity (Complexity, 16 contrasts) which included the bilateral SMA-proper/pre-SMA, cerebellum, inferior parietal regions, and right temporal areas. This meta-analysis suggests that musical rhythm is largely represented in a bilateral cortico-subcortical network. Our findings align with existing theoretical frameworks about auditory-motor coupling to a musical beat and provide a foundation for studying how the neural bases of musical rhythm may overlap with other cognitive domains.
KW - BASAL GANGLIA
KW - BEAT PERCEPTION
KW - Beat
KW - CONNECTIVITY PATTERNS
KW - FMRI
KW - INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES
KW - MOTOR AREAS
KW - Meta-analysis
KW - Music
KW - PRE-SMA
KW - PREMOTOR CORTEX
KW - Rhythm
KW - SENSORIMOTOR SYNCHRONIZATION
KW - SPEECH COMPREHENSION
KW - TIME
U2 - 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104588
DO - 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104588
M3 - (Systematic) Review article
C2 - 35259422
SN - 0149-7634
VL - 136
JO - Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
JF - Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
M1 - 104588
ER -