Dance and music training have different effects on white matter diffusivity in sensorimotor pathways.

Author: Giacosa C1, Karpati FJ2, Foster NE3, Penhune VB4, Hyde KL5
Affiliation: <sup>1</sup>International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research (BRAMS), Pavillon 1420 Mont Royal, FAS, Département de psychologie, CP 6128 Succ. Centre Ville, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada; Department of Psychology, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec H4B 1R6, Canada. Electronic address: chiagiarasa@gmail.com. <sup>2</sup>International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research (BRAMS), Pavillon 1420 Mont Royal, FAS, Département de psychologie, CP 6128 Succ. Centre Ville, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada; Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, 3655 Sir William Osler, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1Y6, Canada. <sup>3</sup>International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research (BRAMS), Pavillon 1420 Mont Royal, FAS, Département de psychologie, CP 6128 Succ. Centre Ville, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada; Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Pavillon Marie-Victorin, 90 avenue Vincent d'Indy, Montreal, Quebec H2V 2S9, Canada. <sup>4</sup>International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research (BRAMS), Pavillon 1420 Mont Royal, FAS, Département de psychologie, CP 6128 Succ. Centre Ville, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada; Department of Psychology, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec H4B 1R6, Canada. <sup>5</sup>International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research (BRAMS), Pavillon 1420 Mont Royal, FAS, Département de psychologie, CP 6128 Succ. Centre Ville, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada; Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, 3655 Sir William Osler, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1Y6, Canada; Department of Psychology, University of Montreal, Pavillon Marie-Victorin, 90 avenue Vincent d'Indy, Montreal, Quebec H2V 2S9, Canada.
Conference/Journal: Neuroimage.
Date published: 2016 Apr 22
Other: Pages: S1053-8119(16)30088-X , Special Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.04.048. [Epub ahead of print] , Word Count: 21


KEYWORDS: Action observation network; Crossing fibres; Motor training; Multiple DTI measures; Neuroplasticity; Sensorimotor integration

PMID: 27114054 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]