論文

査読有り 筆頭著者 責任著者
2016年4月

Functional Connectivity of the Dorsal Striatum in Female Musicians

FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
  • Shoji Tanaka
  • ,
  • Eiji Kirino

10
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.3389/fnhum.2016.00178
出版者・発行元
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA

The dorsal striatum (caudate/putamen) is a node of the cortico-striato-pallido-thalamocortical (CSPTC) motor circuit, which plays a central role in skilled motor learning, a critical feature of musical performance. The dorsal striatum receives input from a large part of the cerebral cortex, forming a hub in the cortical-subcortical network. This study sought to examine how the functional network of the dorsal striatum differs between musicians and nonmusicians. Resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data were acquired from female university students majoring in music and nonmusic disciplines. The data were subjected to functional connectivity analysis and graph theoretical analysis. The functional connectivity analysis indicated that compared with nonmusicians, musicians had significantly decreased connectivity between the left putamen and bilateral frontal operculum (FO) and between the left caudate nucleus and cerebellum. The graph theoretical analysis of the entire brain revealed that the degrees, which represent the numbers of connections, of the bilateral putamen were significantly lower in musicians than in nonmusicians. In conclusion, compared with nonmusicians, female musicians have a smaller functional network of the dorsal striatum with decreased connectivity. These data are consistent with previous anatomical studies reporting a reduced volume of the dorsal striatum in musicians and ballet dancers, suggesting that long-term musical training reshapes the functional network of the dorsal striatum to be less extensive or selective.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00178
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000374521700001&DestApp=WOS_CPL
ID情報
  • DOI : 10.3389/fnhum.2016.00178
  • ISSN : 1662-5161
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000374521700001

エクスポート
BibTeX RIS