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Abstract #2372

Longitudinal Dynamic fMRI Analysis of Music vs Singing Perception in Preterm Infants

Andrew S. Boehringer1, Joana Sa de Almeida1, Manuela Filippa1, Serafeim Loukas1,2, Lara Lordier1, Dimitri Van de Ville2,3, and Petra S. Hüppi1
1Division of Development and Growth, Department of Pediatrics, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, 2Neuro-X Institute, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland, 3Department of Radiology and Medical Informatics, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Synopsis

Keywords: Neuro, Brain Connectivity, Neurodevelopment, fMRI, Music

Motivation: Instrumental music and singing differ due to the vocal component of the sung melody and present distinct neural processing pathways, though its developmental origins remain unclear.

Goal(s): This study explores the early development of music vs singing brain processing.

Approach: Dynamic PPI-CAPs approach was applied to longitudinal fMRI data of preterm infants at 33- and 40-weeks gestational age.

Results: Singing elicited a stronger activation of salience and language-related networks, while music elicited limbic networks. Default-mode network and right temporal gyrus were elicited for both stimuli longitudinally. Visual network is also involved for both stimuli but only at term-equivalent age.

Impact: This study explores the longitudinal early development of neural processing networks in the context of instrumental and vocal music stimuli and shows that preterm infants already present a specialized processing for these different stimuli.

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