Activation of Human Auditory Cortex in Retrieval Experiments: An fMRI Study

In a previous functional magnetic resonance (fMRI) study, a subdivision of the human auditory cortex into four distinct territories was achieved. One territory (T1a) exhibited functional specialization in terms of a foreground-background decomposition task involving matching-to-sample monitoring on...

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Main Authors: Birgit Gaschler-Markefski, Frank Baumgart, Claus Tempelmann, Marty G. Woldorff, Henning Scheich
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 1998-01-01
Series:Neural Plasticity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/NP.1998.69
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author Birgit Gaschler-Markefski
Frank Baumgart
Claus Tempelmann
Marty G. Woldorff
Henning Scheich
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description In a previous functional magnetic resonance (fMRI) study, a subdivision of the human auditory cortex into four distinct territories was achieved. One territory (T1a) exhibited functional specialization in terms of a foreground-background decomposition task involving matching-to-sample monitoring on tone sequences. The present study more specifically determined whether memory-guided analysis of tone sequences is part of the T1a specialization. During the encoding periods, an arbitrary and unfamiliar four-tone-sequence (melody) played by one instrument was presented. The melody-instrument-combination was different in each period. During subsequent retrieval periods, learned and additional combinations were presented, and the tasks were either to detect the target melodies (experiment I) or the target instruments (experiment II). T1a showed larger activation during the melody retrieval. The results generally suggest that (1) activation of T1a during retrieval is determined less by the sound material than by the executed task, and (2) more specifically, that memory-guided sequential analysis in T1a is dominant over recognition of characteristic complex sounds.
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spelling doaj-art-8d52ce99cc4246e598486afafcc08c552025-02-03T05:48:16ZengWileyNeural Plasticity2090-59041687-54431998-01-0163697510.1155/NP.1998.69Activation of Human Auditory Cortex in Retrieval Experiments: An fMRI StudyBirgit Gaschler-Markefski0Frank Baumgart1Claus Tempelmann2Marty G. Woldorff3Henning Scheich4Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology (IfN), Brenneckestr. 6, Magdeburg 39118, GermanyLeibniz Institute for Neurobiology (IfN), Brenneckestr. 6, Magdeburg 39118, GermanyDepartment for Neurology II, Otto-von-Guericke-University, Magdeburg, GermanyLeibniz Institute for Neurobiology (IfN), Brenneckestr. 6, Magdeburg 39118, GermanyLeibniz Institute for Neurobiology (IfN), Brenneckestr. 6, Magdeburg 39118, GermanyIn a previous functional magnetic resonance (fMRI) study, a subdivision of the human auditory cortex into four distinct territories was achieved. One territory (T1a) exhibited functional specialization in terms of a foreground-background decomposition task involving matching-to-sample monitoring on tone sequences. The present study more specifically determined whether memory-guided analysis of tone sequences is part of the T1a specialization. During the encoding periods, an arbitrary and unfamiliar four-tone-sequence (melody) played by one instrument was presented. The melody-instrument-combination was different in each period. During subsequent retrieval periods, learned and additional combinations were presented, and the tasks were either to detect the target melodies (experiment I) or the target instruments (experiment II). T1a showed larger activation during the melody retrieval. The results generally suggest that (1) activation of T1a during retrieval is determined less by the sound material than by the executed task, and (2) more specifically, that memory-guided sequential analysis in T1a is dominant over recognition of characteristic complex sounds.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/NP.1998.69
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