When Music Loses Its Pleasure: Hippocampal Cingulum White Matter as a Structural Mediator of Musical Reward Decline in Aging
Jinyu Wang, Nicholas Kathios, Benjamin M Kubit, Kelsie Lynn Lopez, Ji Chul Kim, Edward W. Large, Stephanie Noble, Psyche Loui
This study identifies white matter integrity in the hippocampal cingulum and external capsule as predictors of declining musical reward sensitivity in older adults.
bioRxiv · Jul 17, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience