cognitive control in auditory working memory is enhanced in musicians认知控制听觉记忆增强的音乐家.pdfVIP

Cognitive Control in Auditory Working Memory Is Enhanced in Musicians 1,2,3 ¤ 4,5 2,3 6 Karen Johanne Pallesen * , Elvira Brattico , Christopher J. Bailey , Antti Korvenoja , Juha 1 2,3¤ ¨ 1,7,8 Koivisto , Albert Gjedde , Synnove Carlson 1 Neuroscience Unit, Institute of Biomedicine/Physiology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, 2 Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, 3 Pathophysiology and Experimental Tomography Center, Aarhus University Hospitals, Aarhus, Denmark, 4 Cognitive Brain Research Unit, Institute of ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ Behavioral Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, 5 Finnish Center of Excellence in Interdisciplinary Music Research, University of Jyvaskyla, Jyvaskyla, Finland, 6 Medical Imaging Center, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, 7 Medical School, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland, 8 Brain Research Unit, Low Temperature Laboratory, Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland Abstract Musical competence may confer cognitive advantages that extend beyond processing of familiar musical sounds. Behavioural evidence indicates a general enhancement of both working memory and attention in musicians. It is possible that musicians, due to their training, are better able to maintain focus on task-relevant stimuli, a skill which is crucial to working memory. We measured the blood oxygenation-level dependent (BOLD) activation signal in musicians and non-