Music and Language: Shared Temporal Processing

According to emerging evidence, rhythmic processing (e.g., beat synchronization) plays a critical role in phonological encoding and decoding; to the extreme, deficits in the former processing manifest as dyslexia and the latter as stuttering. In a recent fMRI-genetic study, we demonstrated that both behavioral and neural differences in rhythm/timing processing were influenced by a DRD2 polymorphism (Wiener, Lee, Lohoff, & Coslett, 2014). A similar fMRI-genetic study revealed that DRD2 polymorphism caused poor grammar sequence learning and reduced activity in the basal ganglia (Wong, Ettlinger, & Zheng, 2013). Here, we will first establish direct relations between music and speech/language processes within the same individuals prior to fMRI-genetic studies.

Associated Publications

Moritz, M., Heard, M., Kim, H.-W., & Lee, Y.-S. (In Press). Invariance of Edit-Distance to Tempo in Rhythm Similarity. Psychology of Music. Uncorrected proof here.
Heard, M., & Lee, Y.-S. (2019). Shared neural resources of rhythm and syntax: An ALE Meta-Analysis. Neuropsychologia, 107284.
Wiener, M., Lee, Y.-S., Lohoff, F. W., & Coslett, H. B. (2014). Individual differences in the morphometry and activation of time perception networks are influenced by dopamine genotype. NeuroImage, 89, 10–22.

Videos

Human Perception of Rhythm Similarity Talk by Matt Moritz

Video Game Therapy for Chronic Aphasia

This interdisciplinary research program aims to bridge the gap between rehabilitation and neuroscience by elucidating a hitherto unknown neural mechanism, i.e., compensatory brain plasticity leading to speech and language recovery following therapy with state-of-the-art neuroimaging and video game technology.

Associated Publications

Lee, Y.-S., Zreik, J. T., & Hamilton, R. H. (2017). Patterns of neural activity predict picture-naming performance of a patient with chronic aphasia. Neuropsychologia, 94, 52-60.

Participating Institutes/Companies

  • Flint Rehab

Grants

Chronic Brain Injury Pilot Award Program (Ohio State)
National Science Foundation Grant
NIH R21 (funded)
NIH Small Business Innovation Research

Videos

Aphasia Rhythm Therapy

Drum Dance Rehabilitation for Parkinson's Disease

A growing body of evidence shows positive effects of music and dance activities on PD patients’ emotional, language, and motoric processes. This project aims to investigate dopamine modulation within the basal ganglia of PD patients through music/dance-based rehabilitation programs.

Collaborators

Michael Thaut, Ph.D (Director, Music and Health Research Collaboratory, University of Toronto)

Participating Institutes/Companies

  • The MaHRC Institute, University of Toronto

Grants

A novel Parkinson’s disease therapy program, Agency: Parkinson’s Foundation
A novel Parkinson’s disease therapy program for the Columbus community, Agency: OSU Connect & Collaborate Grant Program

Videos

Drum Dance Rehab (DDR)