Hierarchical neural integration of musical structure during expert performance
Jamal A. Williams, Coraline Rinn Iordan, Riesa Y. Cassano‐Coleman, Elise A. Piazza
This study investigates how expert pianists integrate tonal structure across multiple timescales during performance using fMRI, finding that scrambling musical structure affects brain networks involved in motor and auditory processing.
bioRxiv · Jul 23, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience