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MEG Studies on Music

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In this chapter we describe and discuss studies that have used musical stimuli or musically trained subjects in order to investigate different aspects of sensory processing and cognition, including auditory and sensorimotor function and multisensory integration. We also include studies that have used music and musical training to study human neuronal plasticity and clinical applications in conditions such as tinnitus. We highlight the methodological advantages of MEG that are specific for research on auditory processing and for detecting changes through training.

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  1. Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen e.V. (DZNE), Bonn, Germany

    Sibylle C. Herholz

  2. Institut für Biomagnetismus und Biosignalanalyse, Westfälische Wilhelms- Universität, Münster, Germany

    Christo Pantev

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  1. Faculty of Science, Department of Physics, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

    Selma Supek

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    Cheryl J. Aine

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Herholz, S.C., Pantev, C. (2019). MEG Studies on Music. In: Supek, S., Aine, C. (eds) Magnetoencephalography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62657-4_33-1

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