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Amusia and Cognitive Deficits after Stroke
Author(s) -
Särkämö Teppo,
Tervaniemi Mari,
Soinila Seppo,
Autti Taina,
Silvennoinen Heli M.,
Laine Matti,
Hietanen Marja
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04765.x
Subject(s) - psychology , stroke (engine) , neuropsychology , cognition , audiology , neuropsychological test , executive dysfunction , executive functions , working memory , medicine , neuroscience , mechanical engineering , engineering
We studied the relationship between musical and cognitive deficits by testing middle cerebral arterial (MCA) stroke patients ( n = 53) with a shortened version of the Montreal Battery of Evaluation of Amusia (MBEA) and an extensive neuropsychological test battery. Results showed that amusic patients ( n = 32) had more severe cognitive deficits, especially in working memory and executive functioning, than did non‐amusic patients ( n = 21), and the severity of amusia also correlated with attention deficits. These findings thus suggest that domain‐general attention, executive, and working memory processes are associated with amusia after stroke.