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Figure 4

From: Increased functional connectivity in the right dorsal auditory stream after a full year of piano training in healthy older adults

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Results for right M1H seed. Regions that show a significant PP > MC group difference after 12 months of interventions (A). Post-hoc t tests revealed that only the PP group showed a significant Bonferroni-corrected difference to 0, indicating a FC change over the 12 months of training in the PP group and no change in FC for the MC group (B). The mean values for each group are displayed in relation to the baseline correlation. The bold line represents the baseline correlation. Further, the FC change in the PP group showed a significant positive correlation with PT-A score differences after 12 months, which is linked to fine motor finger dexterity (C). Error bars represent the standard mean error. Red asterisk (*) depict significant post-hoc t tests. MC music listening/musical culture group, PP piano practice group, FC functional connectivity, T0 baseline measurement, T2 12 months measurement, PT-A Purdue Pegboard test assembly condition. The seed location is shown in black and circled. Coronal slices are displayed in radiological convention (left = right hemisphere, right = left hemisphere).

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