Post-stroke enriched auditory environment induces structural connectome plasticity: secondary analysis from a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: Post-stroke neuroplasticity and cognitive recovery can be enhanced by multimodal stimulation via environmental enrichment. In this vein, recent studies have shown that enriched sound environment (i.e., listening to music) during the subacute post-stroke stage improves cognitive outcomes compared to standard care. The beneficial effects of post-stroke music listening are further pronounced when listening to music containing singing, which enhances language recovery coupled with structural and functional connectivity changes within the language network. However, outside the language network, virtually nothing is known about the effects of enriched sound environment on the structural connectome of the recovering post-stroke brain. Here, we report secondary outcomes from a single-blind randomi

SUBMITTER: Sihvonen AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9279272 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature