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Structural Neuroplasticity Effects of Singing in Chronic Aphasia

Aleksi J. Sihvonen, Anni Pitkäniemi, Sini-Tuuli Siponkoski, Linda Kuusela, Noelia Martínez-Molina, Sari Laitinen, Essi-Reetta Särkämö, Johanna Pekkola, Susanna Melkas, Gottfried Schlaug, Viljami Sairanen and Teppo Särkämö
eNeuro 30 April 2024, 11 (5) ENEURO.0408-23.2024; https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0408-23.2024
Aleksi J. Sihvonen
1Cognitive Brain Research Unit and Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki 00014, Finland
2School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Queensland Aphasia Research Centre and UQ Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD 4072, Australia
3Department of Neurology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki 00029, Finland
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Anni Pitkäniemi
1Cognitive Brain Research Unit and Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki 00014, Finland
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1Cognitive Brain Research Unit and Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki 00014, Finland
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Noelia Martínez-Molina
1Cognitive Brain Research Unit and Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki 00014, Finland
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Sari Laitinen
5Espoo Hospital, Espoo 00029, Finland
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Essi-Reetta Särkämö
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7Department of Neurology, UMass Medical School, Springfield, Massachusetts 01655
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1Cognitive Brain Research Unit and Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain, Department of Psychology and Logopedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki 00014, Finland
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Structural Neuroplasticity Effects of Singing in Chronic Aphasia
Aleksi J. Sihvonen, Anni Pitkäniemi, Sini-Tuuli Siponkoski, Linda Kuusela, Noelia Martínez-Molina, Sari Laitinen, Essi-Reetta Särkämö, Johanna Pekkola, Susanna Melkas, Gottfried Schlaug, Viljami Sairanen, Teppo Särkämö
eNeuro 30 April 2024, 11 (5) ENEURO.0408-23.2024; DOI: 10.1523/ENEURO.0408-23.2024

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