Elvira Brattico

Memory encoding begins with spontaneous neural reactivation

Long-term memory relies on neural reactivation mechanisms that support consolidation and retrieval. However, it remains unknown whether these mechanisms also operate during encoding, the initial stage of memory formation. Using a decoding classifier, we analyzed magnetoencephalography (MEG) data from 67 participants as...

Decoding everyday levels of musical training from subcortical white-matter architecture

Abstract Most people engage with music informally or through the standard school curriculum rather than through extensive professional practice, resulting in graded levels of accumulated musical training. In this study, we used cross-validated machine learning on whole-brain structural connectomes to investigate whethe...

Early Musical Predictions in the Brain as Indexed by the Mismatch Negativity-From Acoustic Deviants to Cognitive Musical Errors.

Brain dynamics of memory encoding for simple versus complex musical sequences

Memory encoding is the foundational process by which the brain transforms sensory input into lasting representations. While the neural mechanisms of auditory memory have been extensively studied, how musical complexity modulates the neural activity during memory encoding remains poorly understood. Here, we used magneto...