Neural response to sad autobiographical recall and sad music listening post recall reveals distinct brain activation in alpha and gamma bands.

ABSTRACT: Although apparently paradoxical, sad music has been effective in coping with sad life experiences. The underpinning brain neural correlates of this are not well explored. We performed Electroencephalography (EEG) source-level analysis for the brain during a sad autobiographical recall (SAR) and upon exposure to sad music. We specifically investigated the Cingulate cortex complex and Parahippocampus (PHC) regions, areas prominently involved in emotion and memory processing. Results show enhanced alpha band lag phase-synchronization in the brain during sad music listening, especially within and between the Posterior cingulate cortex (PCC) and (PHC) compared to SAR. This enhancement was lateralized for alpha1 and alpha2 bands in the left and right hemispheres, respectively. We also observed a

SUBMITTER: Gupta A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9821717 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature