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作者
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Chen, M-C., Tsai, P-L.*, Huang, Y-T., & Lin, K-C.
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摘要
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Objective: To investigate whether listening to pleasant music improves visual
attention to and awareness of contralesional stimuli in patients with
unilateral neglect after stroke.
Methods: A within-subject design was used with 19 participants with
unilateral neglect following a right hemisphere stroke. Participants were
tested in three conditions (pleasant music, unpleasant music, and white
noise) within one week. All musical pieces were chosen by the participants.
In each condition, participants were asked to complete three subtests of the
Behavioural Inattention Test (the Star Cancellation Test, the Line Bisection
Test, and the Picture Scanning test) and a visual exploration task with everyday
scenes. Eye movements in the visual exploration task were recorded
simultaneously. Mood and arousal induced by different auditory stimuli were
assessed using visual analogue scales, heart rate and galvanic skin response.
Results: Compared with unpleasant music and white noise, participants rated
their moods as more positive and arousal as higher with pleasant music, but
also showed significant improvement on all tasks and eye movement data,
except the Line Bisection Test.
Conclusion: The findings suggest that pleasant music can improve visual
attention in patients with unilateral neglect after stroke. Additional
research using randomized controlled trials is required to
validate these findings.
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