In addition to cortical lesions, mounting evidence on the links between language and the subcortical regions suggests that subcortical lesions may also lead to the emergence of aphasic symptoms. In this paper, by emphasizing the domain-general function of the basal ganglia in both language and music, we highlight that rhythm processing, the function of temporal prediction, motor programming and execution, is an important shared mechanism underlying the treatment of non-fluent aphasia with music therapy. In support of this, we conduct a literature review on the music therapy treating aphasia. The results show that rhythm processing plays a key role in Melodic Intonation Therapy in the rehabilitation of non-fluent aphasia patients with lesions on the basal ganglia. This paper strengthens the correlation between the basal ganglia lesions and language deficits, and provides support to the direction of taking advantage of rhythm as an important point in music therapy in clinical studies.

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关于基底神经节在语言和音乐中的作用的领域一般观点：音乐疗法治疗失语症的益处

除了皮层病变，越来越多的关于语言和皮层下区域之间联系的证据表明皮层下病变也可能导致失语症症状的出现。在本文中，通过强调基底神经节在语言和音乐中的领域通用功能，我们强调节奏处理、时间预测、运动编程和执行的功能是治疗不流利的重要共享机制音乐治疗失语症。为了支持这一点，我们对治疗失语症的音乐疗法进行了文献综述。结果表明，节奏处理在旋律音调疗法中，在基底节损伤的非流利性失语患者的康复中起着关键作用。