Research article summary (published 29 Jun 2009):

Imagery mismatch negativity in musicians.

Full Abstract

The present study investigated musical imagery in musicians and nonmusicians by means of magnetoencephalography (MEG). We used a new paradigm in which subjects had to continue familiar melodies in their mind and then judged if a further presented tone was a correct continuation of the melody. Incorrect tones elicited an imagery mismatch negativity (iMMN) in musicians but not in nonmusicians. This finding suggests that the MMN component can be based on an imagined instead of a sensory memory trace and that imagery of music is modulated by musical expertise.

Author information

Author/s: Herholz, Sibylle C (SC); Lappe, Claudia (C); Knief, Arne (A); Pantev, Christo (C);

Affiliation: Institute for Biomagnetism and Biosignalanalysis, University of Münster, Münster, Germany.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (Ann N Y Acad Sci), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Jul; vol 1169 (issue ) : pp 173-7

Dates: Created 2009/08/13; Completed 2009/09/10;

PMID: 19673775, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 9/10/2009, IMS Date: )

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Humans Imagination - physiology Learning - physiology

Learning - physiology Magnetoencephalography Music

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