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Neural substrates of spontaneous musical performance: an fMRI study of jazz improvisation — PLoS ONE

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Key
limb2008jazz
Authors
Limb, Charles J.; Braun, Allen R.
Issued
2008-2-27
Type
article-journal
Container
PLoS ONE
Volume
3
Issue
2
Pages
e1679
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Claims

  1. An fMRI study of professional jazz pianists found that improvising, compared with playing over-learned sequences, was characterized by extensive deactivation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and lateral orbital regions (associated with self-monitoring and deliberate control) together with focal activation of the medial prefrontal cortex, consistent with a temporary suspension of conscious volitional control during spontaneous performance.
    "extensive deactivation of dorsolateral prefrontal and lateral orbital regions"
    Locator: section: Abstract · Quote language: en
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