Further support for Rauscher’s priming theory is provided by several fMRI and PET studies showing a considerable overlap of regions implicated in the perception-action cycle of music and areas involved in the perception, memorization and production of abstract sequences as well as language and syntax. In addition, significant differences in activation by the Mozart sonata in the dorsolateral pre-frontal cortex, occipital cortex and cerebellum were reported in a recent fMRI study .