Examination by near-infrared spectroscopy for evaluation of piano performance as a frontal lobe activation task

Keiji Hashimoto; Shoko Tategami; Takatsugu Okamoto; Hiroshi Seta; Masahiro Abo; Masahiro Ohashi

doi:10.1159/000091138

Examination by near-infrared spectroscopy for evaluation of piano performance as a frontal lobe activation task

Keiji Hashimoto, Shoko Tategami, Takatsugu Okamoto, Hiroshi Seta, Masahiro Abo, Masahiro Ohashi

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to reveal the activation of the frontal lobe in piano performance by the use of near-infrared spectroscopy. Participants wereseven healthy volunteer music college students. The results of the examination showed a tendency towards an increase in total hemoglobin volume over a wider area in the frontal part of the brain during an appropriate piano task compared with an easy piano task or the Keio version of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. The results suggest that piano performance is recognized as a frontal lobe-activating task and that performance of an appropriate piano task can be expected to elicit wider activation of the frontal lobe than an easy one.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	16-21
Number of pages	6
Journal	European Neurology
Volume	55
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000091138
Publication status	Published - 2006 Feb 1

Keywords

Frontal lobe function
Near-infrared spectroscopy
Piano performance
Rehabilitation

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Neurology
Clinical Neurology

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