Basic Function of Sensory-Motor Transformations for Music Activity Associated with Human Six Senses

In the field of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), music therapy (MT) has been known and widely accepted. Authors are registered music therapists (rMTs), and continued research for MT and piano-playing. Human has five senses including hearing, sight, smell, taste and touch. Stimuli of auditory, visual and somatosensory data assemble into post parietal region, which are transmitted to prefrontal cortex. This is called as sensory-motor transformations (SMT). Consequently, neuroimaging can demonstrate several factors for activation of various brain areas, which generate the perception of musical and emotional feeling. Further research development is expected for brain function, SMT and piano-playing.

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