Cahart, Marie-Stephanie and Amad, Ali and Draper, Stephen B and Lowry, Ruth and Marino, Luigi and Carey, Cornelia and Ginestet, Cedric E and Smith, Marcus S and Williams, Steve CR (2022) The Effect of Learning to Drum on Behaviour and Brain Function in Autistic Adolescents. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA, 119 (23). e2106244119-. DOI https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2106244119
Cahart, Marie-Stephanie and Amad, Ali and Draper, Stephen B and Lowry, Ruth and Marino, Luigi and Carey, Cornelia and Ginestet, Cedric E and Smith, Marcus S and Williams, Steve CR (2022) The Effect of Learning to Drum on Behaviour and Brain Function in Autistic Adolescents. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA, 119 (23). e2106244119-. DOI https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2106244119
Cahart, Marie-Stephanie and Amad, Ali and Draper, Stephen B and Lowry, Ruth and Marino, Luigi and Carey, Cornelia and Ginestet, Cedric E and Smith, Marcus S and Williams, Steve CR (2022) The Effect of Learning to Drum on Behaviour and Brain Function in Autistic Adolescents. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA, 119 (23). e2106244119-. DOI https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2106244119
Abstract
This current study aimed to investigate the impact of drum training on behaviour and brain function in autistic adolescents with no prior drumming experience. Thirty-six autistic adolescents were recruited and randomly assigned to one of two groups. The drum group received individual drum tuition (two lessons per week over an eight-week period) while the control group did not. All participants attended a testing session pre and post the eight-week period. Each session included a drumming assessment, an MRI scan and a parent completing questionnaires relating to the participants’ behavioural difficulties. Results showed that improvements in drumming performance were associated with a significant reduction in hyperactivity and inattention difficulties in drummers compared to controls. The fMRI results demonstrated increased functional connectivity in brain areas responsible for inhibitory control, action outcomes monitoring and self-regulation. In particular, seed-to-voxel analyses revealed an increased functional connectivity in the right inferior frontal gyrus and the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. A multivariate pattern analysis demonstrated significant changes in the medial frontal cortex, the left and right paracingulate cortex, the subcallosal cortex, the left frontal pole, the caudate and the left nucleus accumbens. In conclusion, this is the first study to investigate the impact of a drum-based intervention on neural and behavioural outcomes in autistic adolescents. We hope that these findings will inform further research and trials into the potential use of drum-based interventions in benefitting clinical populations with inhibition-related disorders and emotional and behavioural difficulties.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Autism; Drumming; fMRI; Inhibitory Control |
Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Health Faculty of Science and Health > Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, School of |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 21 Jun 2022 16:08 |
Last Modified: | 07 Aug 2024 20:10 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/32604 |
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