Cingulate and cerebellar beta oscillations are engaged in the acquisition of auditory-motor sequences.

ABSTRACT: Singing, music performance, and speech rely on the retrieval of complex sounds, which are generated by the corresponding actions and are organized into sequences. It is crucial in these forms of behavior that the serial organization (i.e., order) of both the actions and associated sounds be monitored and learned. To investigate the neural processes involved in the monitoring of serial order during the initial learning of sensorimotor sequences, we performed magnetoencephalographic recordings while participants explicitly learned short piano sequences under the effect of occasional alterations of auditory feedback (AAF). The main result was a prominent and selective modulation of beta (13-30 Hz) oscillations in cingulate and cerebellar regions during the processing of AAF that simulated ser

SUBMITTER: Herrojo Ruiz M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6866917 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature