Musicians' brains at rest: multilayer network analysis of magnetoencephalography data.

ABSTRACT: The ability to proficiently play a musical instrument requires a fine-grained synchronization between several sensorimotor and cognitive brain regions. Previous studies have demonstrated that the brain undergoes functional changes with musical training, identifiable also in resting-state data. These studies analyzed functional MRI or electrophysiological frequency-specific brain networks in isolation. While the analysis of such "mono-layer" networks has proven useful, it fails to capture the complexities of multiple interacting networks. To this end, we applied a multilayer network framework for analyzing publicly available data (Open MEG Archive) obtained with magnetoencephalography. We investigated resting-state differences between participants with musical training (n = 31) and those wi

SUBMITTER: Mandke KN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12231559 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature