{"id":12368,"date":"2025-04-06T21:21:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T21:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speechneurolab.ca\/?p=12368"},"modified":"2025-04-06T21:23:47","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T21:23:47","slug":"piccolo-project-in-pictures-part-three-impacts-on-the-attention-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/speechneurolab.ca\/en\/piccolo-project-in-pictures-part-three-impacts-on-the-attention-network\/","title":{"rendered":"PICCOLO Project in Pictures. Part Three: Impacts on the Attention Network"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12368\" class=\"elementor elementor-12368\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7dbd250 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7dbd250\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-570e17d\" data-id=\"570e17d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc3b4b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc3b4b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Designed by Alexandre Sicard, a PhD student in our lab, this infographic highlights the latest findings from our PICCOLO project on the effects of musical practice on attention.<\/p><p>The goal of the PICCOLO\u2019s project, which means in French <strong><em>P<\/em><\/strong><em>ratique d\u2019un\u00a0<strong>I<\/strong>nstrument ou du\u00a0<strong>C<\/strong>hant sur la\u00a0<strong>CO<\/strong>gnition, le\u00a0<strong>L<\/strong>angage et l\u2019<strong>O<\/strong>rganisation c\u00e9r\u00e9brale<\/em>, is to determine whether different forms of musical activities, such as singing and playing a musical instrument, produce similar or distinct effects on the brain compared to non-musical activities (click <a href=\"https:\/\/speechneurolab.ca\/en\/frqnt-funded-research-project-on-the-impact-of-musical-activities-on-the-brain\/\">here<\/a> to read our blog post introducing the project).<\/p><p>In this third infographic, we present the results of a study published in 2025 in the journal <em>Aperture Neuro<\/em>, led by Alexandre Sicard and Pascale Tremblay. This is also Alexandre\u2019s first paper as the lead author\u2014congratulations, Alexandre! \ud83c\udf89 The study examines the relationship between brain aging, specifically the cortical attention network (to learn more about the cortex, check out our related publication <a href=\"https:\/\/speechneurolab.ca\/en\/la-matiere-grise-et-blanche-2\/\">here<\/a>), and attentional abilities in adults engaged in musical and non-musical activities, with a focus on mechanisms of brain plasticity.<\/p><p>Explore this infographic to discover whether the cortical networks supporting attention differ between singers \ud83c\udfa4, instrumentalists \ud83c\udfb8\ud83c\udfbb, and non-musicians. You can click on the infographic to enlarge or download it.<\/p><p>For more details on this study, you can also read our scientific article, available here: <a href=\"https:\/\/speechneurolab.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sicard_tremblay_2024.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawI4lBtleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHWH88_xxxLLP3P-w3f_B2HfbIU_JqS6aTi-5BjEFZXEm1W23mFG5BZYhtA_aem_AID1hllnDIiWk5i3owI1jg\">Experience-induced plasticity in the attention system of healthy adults practising musical or non-musical activities<\/a>.<\/p><p>Happy reading! \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4764149 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4764149\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c3c711\" data-id=\"4c3c711\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b96397 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b96397\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Suggested readings<\/strong> :<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/speechneurolab.ca\/en\/frqnt-funded-research-project-on-the-impact-of-musical-activities-on-the-brain\/\">FRQNT-funded research project on the impact of musical activities on the brain<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/speechneurolab.ca\/en\/piccolo-project-in-images-part-one-impacts-on-articulation\/\">PICCOLO Project in Images. Part One: Impacts on Articulation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/speechneurolab.ca\/en\/piccolo-project-in-images-part-one-impacts-on-cognition\/\">PICCOLO Project in Images. Part Two: Impacts on Cognition<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/speechneurolab.ca\/en\/la-matiere-grise-et-blanche-2\/\">Gray and white matter<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/speechneurolab.ca\/en\/aging-and-brain-volume\/\">Aging and brain volume<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/speechneurolab.ca\/en\/la-pratique-musicale-peut-elle-ameliorer-lecoute-de-conversations-dans-le-bruit\/\">Can musical practice improve listening to conversations in noise?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/speechneurolab.ca\/en\/new-scientific-article-on-the-impact-of-singing-onbrain-networks\/\">New\u00a0Scientific\u00a0Article on\u00a0the Impact of Singing on Brain\u00a0Networks<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/speechneurolab.ca\/en\/new-scientific-article-about-the-impact-of-singing-on-articulation\/\">New scientific article about the impact of singing on articulation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/speechneurolab.ca\/en\/pascale-presents-our-work-at-the-neurosciences-and-music-viii-congress-in-helsinki-finland\/\">Pascale presents our work at the \u201cNeurosciences and Music VIII\u201d congress in Helsinki<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/speechneurolab.ca\/en\/alexandres-study-presented-at-the-scientific-day-of-the-quebec-bio-imaging-network-qbin\/\">Alexandre\u2019s study presented at the Scientific Day of the Quebec Bio-Imaging Network (QBIN)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/speechneurolab.ca\/en\/lab-paper-on-aging-and-singing\/\">Lab paper on aging and singing!\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/speechneurolab.ca\/en\/scientific-article-on-the-benefits-of-choral-singing\/\">Scientific Article on the Benefits of Choral Singing<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/speechneurolab.ca\/en\/comment-fonctionne-le-cerveau-humain\/\">How does the human brain work?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/speechneurolab.ca\/en\/le-cerveau-une-foret-de-neurones\/\">A forest of neurons<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/speechneurolab.ca\/en\/les-fonctions-cognitives\/\">Cognitive functions<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/speechneurolab.ca\/en\/inducing-plasticity\/\">Inducing plasticity<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/speechneurolab.ca\/en\/pascale-titulaire-dune-chaire-de-recherche-du-canada-%f0%9f%87%a8%f0%9f%87%a6\/\">Pascale holder of a Canada Research Chair\u00a0\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are pleased to present a third infographic based on the third study published using data from our project 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