TY - JOUR
T1 - Music supported therapy promotes motor plasticity in individuals with chronic stroke
AU - Ripollés, P.
AU - Rojo, N.
AU - Grau-Sánchez, J.
AU - Amengual, J. L.
AU - Càmara, E.
AU - Marco-Pallarés, J.
AU - Juncadella, M.
AU - Vaquero, L.
AU - Rubio, F.
AU - Duarte, E.
AU - Garrido, C.
AU - Altenmüller, E.
AU - Münte, T. F.
AU - Rodríguez-Fornells, A.
PY - 2016/12/1
Y1 - 2016/12/1
N2 - Novel rehabilitation interventions have improved motor recovery by induction of neural plasticity in individuals with stroke. Of these, Music-supported therapy (MST) is based on music training designed to restore motor deficits. Music training requires multimodal processing, involving the integration and co-operation of visual, motor, auditory, affective and cognitive systems. The main objective of this study was to assess, in a group of 20 individuals suffering from chronic stroke, the motor, cognitive, emotional and neuroplastic effects of MST. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) we observed a clear restitution of both activity and connectivity among auditory-motor regions of the affected hemisphere. Importantly, no differences were observed in this functional network in a healthy control group, ruling out possible confounds such as repeated imaging testing. Moreover, this increase in activity and connectivity between auditory and motor regions was accompanied by a functional improvement of the paretic hand. The present results confirm MST as a viable intervention to improve motor function in chronic stroke individuals.
AB - Novel rehabilitation interventions have improved motor recovery by induction of neural plasticity in individuals with stroke. Of these, Music-supported therapy (MST) is based on music training designed to restore motor deficits. Music training requires multimodal processing, involving the integration and co-operation of visual, motor, auditory, affective and cognitive systems. The main objective of this study was to assess, in a group of 20 individuals suffering from chronic stroke, the motor, cognitive, emotional and neuroplastic effects of MST. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) we observed a clear restitution of both activity and connectivity among auditory-motor regions of the affected hemisphere. Importantly, no differences were observed in this functional network in a healthy control group, ruling out possible confounds such as repeated imaging testing. Moreover, this increase in activity and connectivity between auditory and motor regions was accompanied by a functional improvement of the paretic hand. The present results confirm MST as a viable intervention to improve motor function in chronic stroke individuals.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11682-015-9498-x
DO - 10.1007/s11682-015-9498-x
M3 - Journal articles
C2 - 26707190
AN - SCOPUS:84952008981
SN - 1931-7557
VL - 10
SP - 1289
EP - 1307
JO - Brain Imaging and Behavior
JF - Brain Imaging and Behavior
IS - 4
ER -
