2024
Rock music improvisation shows increased activity in Broca’s area and its right hemisphere homologue related to spontaneous creativity
Tachibana A, Noah J, Ono Y, Irie S, Tatsumoto M, Taguchi D, Tokuda N, Ueda S. Rock music improvisation shows increased activity in Broca’s area and its right hemisphere homologue related to spontaneous creativity. BMC Research Notes 2024, 17: 61. PMID: 38433213, PMCID: PMC10909250, DOI: 10.1186/s13104-024-06727-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous creativityNeural correlates of creativityBroca's areaCorrelates of creativityMusical improvisationImprovisational playRight hemisphere homologuesAmount of practiceFunctional near-infrared spectroscopyImprovisationSubjective feelingsCreativityHemisphere homologuesPlayMotor planningBrocaSpeech controlFeelingsNear-infrared spectroscopyMotor controlIncreased activityGuitaristsHemodynamic responseConcurrent activationSkills
2019
Prefrontal activation related to spontaneous creativity with rock music improvisation: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study
Tachibana A, Noah J, Ono Y, Taguchi D, Ueda S. Prefrontal activation related to spontaneous creativity with rock music improvisation: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 16044. PMID: 31690744, PMCID: PMC6831592, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-52348-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexLeft dorsolateral prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexNeural activitySubjective feelingsExecutive control networkMedial frontal lobePrefrontal activationExpert musiciansNeural responsesRange of skillsSpontaneous creativityBrain activityDefault modeMusic improvisationDetermine similarityFormulaic sequencesNeural modulationControl networkFrontal lobeSimilar modulationImprovisational performanceImprovisationFeelingsSkills