Complexity in rhythm
// Kjetil Vikene (PhD) / Associate Professor //

Affiliations//::

Department of Biological and Medical Psychology
University of Bergen

Re:State Research Group
Mohn Medical Imaging and Visualization Centre
Haukeland University Hospital

Bergen Research Group on Auditory Perception
Bergen fMRI Group



Research interests//::

The Cognitive Neuroscience of Parkinson's Disease and Neurodegeneration, through the exploration of Rhythm and Music processing.

The effect of music therapy on neuronal, cognitive, physiological, psychological and quality-of-life measures.

The history of psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience and the neurology of music.

Experimental research on neuropsychological and cognitive testing, through manipulation of standardized tests (in particular related to working memory)



Publications//:

Færøvik, U., Specht, K., Vikene, K. (2021)"Suppression, Maintenance, and Surprise: Neuronal Correlates of Predictive Processing Specialization for Musical Rhythm." Frontiers in Neuroscience 15(862).
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2021.674050/full

Vikene K, Skeie G-O, Specht K.(2019).“Compensatory task-specific hypersensitivity in bilateral planum temporale and right superior temporal gyrus during auditory rhythm and omission processing in Parkinson's disease.” Sci Rep 9(1)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-48791-0

Vikene K, Skeie G-O, Specht K. “Abnormal phasic activity in saliency network, motor areas, and basal ganglia in Parkinson's disease during rhythm perception.” Hum Brain Mapp. 2018;1–12
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/hbm.24421

Vikene K, Skeie G-O, Specht K. “Subjective judgments of rhythmic complexity in Parkinson's disease: Higher baseline, preserved relative ability, and modulated by tempo.” PLoS One 14(9)
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0221752


Contact me at: kjetil.vikene [at] uib.no