The Influence of Music on Prefrontal Cortex during Episodic Encoding and Retrieval of Verbal Information: A Multichannel fNIRS Study
Joint Authors
Ferreri, Laura
Bigand, Emmanuel
Bard, Patrick
Bugaiska, Aurélia
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-10-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Music can be thought of as a complex stimulus able to enrich the encoding of an event thus boosting its subsequent retrieval.
However, several findings suggest that music can also interfere with memory performance.
A better understanding of the behavioral and neural processes involved can substantially improve knowledge and shed new light on the most efficient music-based interventions.
Based on fNIRS studies on music, episodic encoding, and the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (PFC), this work aims to extend previous findings by monitoring the entire lateral PFC during both encoding and retrieval of verbal material.
Nineteen participants were asked to encode lists of words presented with either background music or silence and subsequently tested during a free recall task.
Meanwhile, their PFC was monitored using a 48-channel fNIRS system.
Behavioral results showed greater chunking of words under the music condition, suggesting the employment of associative strategies for items encoded with music.
fNIRS results showed that music provided a less demanding way of modulating both episodic encoding and retrieval, with a general prefrontal decreased activity under the music versus silence condition.
This suggests that music-related memory processes rely on specific neural mechanisms and that music can positively influence both episodic encoding and retrieval of verbal information.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ferreri, Laura& Bigand, Emmanuel& Bard, Patrick& Bugaiska, Aurélia. 2015. The Influence of Music on Prefrontal Cortex during Episodic Encoding and Retrieval of Verbal Information: A Multichannel fNIRS Study. Behavioural Neurology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057569
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ferreri, Laura…[et al.]. The Influence of Music on Prefrontal Cortex during Episodic Encoding and Retrieval of Verbal Information: A Multichannel fNIRS Study. Behavioural Neurology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057569
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ferreri, Laura& Bigand, Emmanuel& Bard, Patrick& Bugaiska, Aurélia. The Influence of Music on Prefrontal Cortex during Episodic Encoding and Retrieval of Verbal Information: A Multichannel fNIRS Study. Behavioural Neurology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057569
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1057569