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Toxins, 2023 The present study assessed muscular atrophy and weakness of the flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) and profundus (FDP) muscle as possible long-term side effects of botulinum toxin (BoNT) injections in hand dystonia patients after the termination of ...
Christos I. Ioannou +2 more
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Visual memory in musicians and non-musicians [PDF]
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2014 Many investigations have reported structural, functional, and cognitive changes in the brains of musicians, which occur as a result of many years of musical practice. We aimed to investigate if intensive, long-term musical practice is associated with improved visual memory ability.
Rodrigues, Ana Carolina +2 more
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Determining factors for compensatory movements of the left arm and shoulder in violin playing
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 IntroductionDespite a large number of available ergonomic aids and recommendations regarding instrument positioning, violin players at any proficiency level still display a worrying incidence of task-specific complaints of incompletely understood ...
Oliver Margulies +5 more
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Nonlinear Changes in Botulinum Toxin Treatment of Task-Specific Dystonia during Long-Term Treatment
Toxins, 2021 Botulinum toxin (BoTX) is the standard treatment for task-specific dystonias (TSDs) such as musician’s dystonia (MD). Our aim was to assess the long-term changes in BoTX treatment in a highly homogeneous and, to our knowledge, largest group of MD ...
André Lee +2 more
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Clinical investigations of receptive and expressive musical functions after stroke
Frontiers in Psychology, 2015 There is a long tradition of investigating various disorders of musical abilities after stroke. These impairments, associated with acquired amusia, can be highly selective, affecting only music perception (i.e., receptive abilities/functions) or ...
Ken eRosslau +8 more
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The impact of early musical training on striatal functional connectivity
NeuroImage, 2021 Evidence from language, visual and sensorimotor learning suggests that training early in life is more effective. The present work explores the hypothesis that learning during sensitive periods involves distinct brain networks in addition to those ...
F.T. van Vugt +4 more
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Dispositional and performance-specific music performance anxiety in young amateur musicians
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 IntroductionResearch on Music Performance Anxiety (MPA) among amateur musicians is of great interest due to inconsistent results in literature. In addition, amateur music represents an important part of musical culture in Germany.
Claudia Spahn +4 more
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Absolute Memory for Tempo in Musicians and Non-Musicians
PLOS ONE, 2016 The ability to remember tempo (the perceived frequency of musical pulse) without external references may be defined, by analogy with the notion of absolute pitch, as absolute tempo (AT). Anecdotal reports and sparse empirical evidence suggest that at least some individuals possess AT. However, to our knowledge, no systematic assessments of AT have been
Gratton, Irene +2 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2014 Musician’s dystonia (MD) is a task-specific movement disorder that causes loss of voluntary motor control while playing the instrument. A subgroup of patients displays the so-called sensory trick: alteration of somatosensory input, e.g.
Jakobine ePaulig +4 more
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Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2013 Background: This study investigates the effect of altered auditory feedback (AAF) in musician's dystonia (MD) and discusses whether altered auditory feedback can be considered as a sensory trick in MD.
Felicia Pei-Hsin Cheng +2 more
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