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Functional Brain Connectivity and Musical Training: Insights from EEG Phase Synchronization During Music Perception
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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2024.
Musical training profoundly impacts brain organization, fostering functional and structural adaptations that enhance auditory, motor, and cognitive processes. This study investigates functional connectivity differences between professional musicians and non-musicians during tasks involving music perception and different graphic notations. Using EEG phase-locking value (PLV) analysis, we examined synchronization across alpha, beta, and gamma frequency bands. Results revealed that musicians exhibited enhanced functional connectivity between brain regions, reflecting their ability to integrate auditory, visual, and cognitive information efficiently. In the alpha band, strong connectivity between the occipital and temporal regions was observed during all tasks, with additional synchronization between the parietal and temporal regions in tasks lacking pitch information. In the beta band, significant frontal-temporal connectivity was detected, indicating cognitive processing, while temporal-occipital synchronization emerged in specific tasks. In the gamma band, musicians demonstrated robust frontal-temporal and frontal-frontal synchronization, reflecting emotional and structural processing of music. Non-musicians showed reduced task-specific connectivity, relying on generalized strategies. These findings underscore the role of musical training in enhancing multimodal brain integration and cognitive flexibility, contributing to advanced music perception and processing.
Vasilieva E., Bultseva M. A., Trifonova A., Current Psychology 2026 Vol. 45 Article 1320
The current exploratory study aims to reveal identity gaps and interpersonal communication strategies used by Russians to overcome social identity crises. Based on previous research, we assume that many Russians who live both in Russia and abroad face ethnic and national identity threats and experience different social identity crises due to recent geopolitical events. This ...
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L.: Routledge, 2026.
This volume explores how generative artificial intelligence is reshaping universities worldwide. Rather than focusing only on the technology, it shows how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing how students learn, teachers teach, and institutions operate, while also being shaped by cultural values, educational traditions, and social expectations.
Bringing together international case studies from regions including Europe, the ...
Added: August 6, 2026
Ulgen H., Journal of International Students 2026 Vol. 16 No. 17 P. 283–312
This study reports a secondary analysis of phenomenologically informed, semistructured interviews with 15 Turkish undergraduate and graduate students at three universities in Moscow and examines how peer networks function beyond emotional buffering to support academic engagement and institutional navigation in Russian–medium higher education. Drawing on social support theory, communities of practice, and community cultural wealth ...
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Radygina A., Kulikova S., Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences 2025 Vol. 95 No. 6 P. 963–970
Musical training has a significant impact on brain organization, leading to functional and structural
adaptations that enhance auditory, visual, motor, and cognitive processes. This study investigates how
extensive musical training shapes functional brain connectivity by comparing professional musicians and
non-musicians. Using EEG phase-locking value (PLV) analysis, we examined neural synchronization across
alpha, beta, and gamma frequency ranges during music ...
Added: August 5, 2026
Zolotareva A., Социальные науки и детство 2026 Т. 7 № 2 С. 66–77
Context and relevance. Early detection of anxiety and depression symptoms is a priority task for the child and adolescent mental health system. As Russian practice traditionally relies on separate instruments, assessing anxiety and depression in isolation, there is a need for integrated instruments. Objective. To examine the factor structure of the Russian version of the ...
Added: August 4, 2026
Iskakova B., Kleinlein E. V., Prisyazhniuk D. et al., European Journal of Education 2026 Vol. 61 No. 3 Article e70810
This study examines pre-service teachers' (PSTs) attitudes towards inclusive education in Germany and Russia and investigates how they relate to teacher training curricula and teacher educators' discourse. A mixed-methods design was used, including an online survey of PSTs (n = 460) with an open-ended question, curriculum review and exploratory interviews with university educators in both contexts. The ...
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Reznichenko S. I., Кияненко И. К., Nartova-Bochaver S. K. et al., Экспериментальная психология 2026 Т. 19 № 2 С. 10–28
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Context and relevance. In the context of accelerated urbanization and a growing disconnect from the natural
environment, there is increasing interest in biophilic attitudes — a system of stable views, beliefs, and
evaluations that reflect a person’s relationship with living nature and shape their psychological well-being and
environmentally responsible behavior. Existing tools for their measurement, such as the ...
Added: August 3, 2026
Mikhaylets E. V., Razorenova A. М., Chernyshev V. L. et al., Scientific Reports 2026 Vol. 16 Article 23560
Meditation offers a naturalistic paradigm for studying introspection, yet the neural dynamics of advanced tantric practices remain largely unexplored. Buddhist Highest Yoga Tantra (BHYT) comprises a sequence of eight dissolution stages culminating in the “clear light” state. We recorded EEG during eyes-closed BHYT meditation performed in monasteries and hermitages (51 sessions from 36 male practitioners; ...
Added: July 29, 2026
Biryuk D., Journal of Economics and Social Sciences 2019 No. 15 P. 69–71
The paper is devoted to the study of the mechanism and competencies needed for developing managerial skills through training courses on managerial struggle, which are necessary not only in the field of business and management, but also in other spheres of public life. The technology of these trainings was developed by Vladimir Tarasov. The influence ...
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Biryuk D., Gaudeamus Igitur 2020 № 1 С. 46–47
The article is devoted to the study of the mechanism and competencies necessary for the development of managerial skills through training courses on managerial struggle, which are necessary in the field of business and management. The article describes the impact of this technology on the development of necessary skills, as well as techniques used during ...
Added: July 29, 2026
Издательство Центра современных образовательных технологий, 2025.
This collection contains materials from the Second International Scientific and Practical Forum
"Teaching Arabic in the Modern World: Traditions and Innovations," held on November 15-16, 2025, by the Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Educational Center at the E.M. Primakov Regional Gymnasium, an autonomous non-profit general education organization, in partnership with the Institute of Oriental Studies of the ...
Added: July 28, 2026
Nefedova A., Marinina E. I., Antonova E. et al., М.: ИСИЭЗ ВШЭ, 2026.
В работе отражены результаты масштабного социологического исследования возможностей по реализации индустриальной аспирантуры, выполненного Институтом статистических исследований и экономики знаний Национального исследовательского университета «Высшая школа экономики» (ИСИЭЗ НИУ ВШЭ)
при поддержке Минобрнауки России. Рассмотрена международная практика применения подобного формата подготовки научных кадров высшей квалификации. Приведены мнения представителей университетов и компаний о востребованности и перспективах индустриальной аспирантуры в нашей стране, а также суждения ...
Added: July 28, 2026
Hachaturova M. R., Safonova A., Экспериментальная психология 2026 Т. 19 № 2 С. 51–66
Context and relevance. The influence of the environment on psychological well-being has been studied in a wide variety of contexts, including workplaces, schools, healthcare facilities, and digital spaces. However, the psychological well-being of university faculty, particularly in relation to their connection to the university environment in the wide sense, remains virtually unrepresented in psychological research. ...
Added: July 25, 2026
Scientific publishing house Infinity, 2026.
These Conference Proceedings combine materials of the conference –
research papers and thesis reports of scientifi c workers. They examine technical,
juridical and sociological aspects of research issues. Some articles deal
with theoretical and methodological approaches and principles of research
questions of personality professionalization. ...
Added: July 24, 2026
Maloshonok N., Журнал исследований социальной политики 2026 Т. 24 № 2 С. 331–352
Дальневосточный федеральный округ (ДВФО) сталкивается с дефицитом высококвалифицированных кадров, что актуализирует вопросы качества высшего образования и формирования человеческого капитала в регионе. Одним из инструментов оценки образовательной среды в международной практике выступает концепция студенческой вовлеченности, рассматриваемая как индикатор участия студентов в образовательных практиках, способствующих обучению и развитию. Цель статьи заключается в выявлении особенностей студенческой вовлеченности в вузах ДВФО и определении их значения для образовательной политики региона. ...
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Vasiliev F., Vasilieva E., Мир психологии. Научно-методический журнал 2026 Т. 2 № 125 С. 113–125
This study examines how various team aspects influence their evaluation
of teamwork outcomes. The research was conducted on a targeted sample in Russian
organizations. Using structural equation modeling, three groups of factors were identified:
team aspects that affected cognitive evaluation, emotional evaluation of work, and satisfaction
with the work process (team reputation and commitment); team aspects that did not ...
Added: July 22, 2026
Грудников Н. С., Пастухова Е. Г., Психология и право 2026 Т. 16 № 2 С. 198–214
Context and relevance. Mediation is a widespread form of conflict resolution with its own unique principles. Restorative justice, as a new paradigm in criminal justice, utilizes mediation as a form of implementation while adapting it to its own core concepts. Objective. The study aims to identify the differences between the value foundations of classical and ...
Added: July 22, 2026
Abankina I., Зиньковский К. В., Креативные индустрии 2025 Т. 1 № 1 С. 53–66
The article presents an analysis of the demand for higher education in various fields of study in the context of public policy, the study is based on data from the HSE research “Monitoring of reception quality” for 2018–2024. The article proves that higher education in the creative industries sector directly depends on the income level ...
Added: July 20, 2026
Abankina I., Зиньковский К. В., Журнал Новой экономической ассоциации 2025 Т. 3 № 68 С. 299–308
The article presents an analysis of the demand and supply in higher education in various fi elds in the context of public policy. By studying the demand from families for various higher education programs, three areas of public policy are identifi ed that directly affect the supply and demand in higher education. The fi rst ...
Added: July 20, 2026
Chinn L., Momotenko D., Сукманова А. А. et al., Cortex 2023 Vol. 161 P. 93–115
Individuals raised in institutionalized care settings are more likely to demonstrate developmental deficits than those raised in biological families. One domain that is vulnerable to the impoverished environments characteristic of some institutionalized care facilities is language development. We used EEG to assess ERPs and source-localized event-related spectral perturbations (ERSPs) associated with semantic processing at different levels of picture-word conflict and low ...
Added: June 29, 2026
Alenina E., Kristina Terenteva, Kosonogov V., Frontiers in Neuroscience 2026 Vol. 20 Article 1837154
Anxiety, characterized by pervasive feelings of nervousness and worry, may differentially impact cognitive problem-solving across various domains, including spatial and social contexts. This study investigates the relationship between distinct types of anxiety and cognitive performance, aiming to elucidate the underlying neural mechanisms involved. Sixty participants (54 females, Mage = 22.46, SD = 4.50; 6 males, ...
Added: June 19, 2026
Minnigulova A., Dragoy O., Arutiunian V., European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2026
Communication deficits in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) involve impairments in both verbal and nonverbal domains, potentially associated with altered brain network connectivity related to language, attention, and social cognition systems. This study investigated functional connectivity patterns among the Default Mode Network (DMN), Salience Network (SN), Dorsal Attention Network (DAN), and Language Network (LN) in male children ...
Added: June 18, 2026
Kravtsova M., Musaev A. U., Welzel C., / Series "SSRN Working Paper Series". 2026.
Elaborating on Welzel et al.'s "Cool Water Theory," our study zooms into the more limited (albeit still varied) framework conditions of Russia's huge territory. Within Russia's confines, we examine how the combination of moderately cool seasons with steady rain (i.e., Cool Water) affects sub-national areas' contemporary societal progress in two modernization indicators: material prosperity in ...
Added: June 3, 2026
Vorchik A., / SSRN. Серия Social Science Research Network "Social Science Research Network". 2026.
This work is devoted to a theoretical explanation of the Easterlin paradox, according to which long-term economic growth does not make average level of people's happiness increasing. By happiness, we mean the intensity of emotions people experience while comparing their new income with its expected value, or the target income with its original value. In the first case, ...
Added: May 31, 2026