MOE Key Lab for Neuroinformation, School of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China.
Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2022 Oct;1516(1):212-221. doi: 10.1111/nyas.14861. Epub 2022 Jul 19.
There is growing interest in developing training programs to mitigate cognitive decline associated with normal aging. Here, we assessed the effect of 3-month music and visual art training programs on the oscillatory brain activity of older adults using a partially randomized intervention design. High-density electroencephalography (EEG) was measured during the pre- and post-training sessions while participants completed a visual GoNoGo task. Time-frequency representations were calculated in regions of interest encompassing the visual, parietal, and prefrontal cortices. Before training, NoGo trials generated greater theta power than Go trials from 300 to 500 ms post-stimulus in mid-central and frontal brain areas. Theta power indexing response suppression was significantly reduced after music training. There was no significant difference between pre- and post-test for the visual art or the control group. The effect of music training on theta power indexing response suppression was associated with reduced functional connectivity between prefrontal, visual, and auditory regions. These results suggest that theta power indexes executive control mechanisms in older adults. Music training affects theta power and functional connectivity associated with response suppression. These findings contribute to a better understanding of inhibitory control ability in older adults and the neuroplastic effects of music interventions.
人们越来越感兴趣的是开发培训计划,以减轻与正常衰老相关的认知能力下降。在这里,我们使用部分随机干预设计评估了 3 个月的音乐和视觉艺术培训计划对老年人脑振荡活动的影响。在参与者完成视觉 GoNoGo 任务时,在预训练和后训练期间测量了高密度脑电图 (EEG)。在包括视觉、顶叶和前额皮质在内的感兴趣区域中计算了时频表示。在训练之前,与 Go 试验相比,NoGo 试验在刺激后 300 到 500 毫秒之间产生了更大的 theta 功率,在中中央和额区的大脑区域。音乐训练后,反应抑制的 theta 功率指数显著降低。视觉艺术或对照组的预测试和后测试之间没有显著差异。音乐训练对 theta 功率指数反应抑制的影响与前额叶、视觉和听觉区域之间的功能连接减少有关。这些结果表明,theta 功率指数在老年人中索引执行控制机制。音乐训练影响与反应抑制相关的 theta 功率和功能连接。这些发现有助于更好地理解老年人的抑制控制能力以及音乐干预的神经可塑性影响。