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network-findings · beaty2015-neuroscience-improvisation

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network-findings
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fMRI studies of improvisation, using jazz pianists, classical musicians, freestyle rap artists and non-musicians, implicate prefrontal and premotor regions; the review suggests improvisation may reflect cooperation between brain networks for cognitive control and spontaneous thought.
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Activation of premotor and lateral prefrontal regions suggests that a seemingly unconstrained behavior may actually benefit from motor planning and cognitive control. Yet activation of cortical midline regions points to a role of spontaneous cognition characteristic of the default network. Together, such results may reflect cooperation between large-scale brain networks associated with cognitive control and spontaneous thought.
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