摘要:AbstractThe purpose of this study is to investigate the neurological process of the rhythm in Persian classical music by using fMRI. The test consists of two groups of no rhythmic and rhythmic pieces that has examined on 12 right-handed musicians. The result showed that no rhythmic Persian pieces activated right middle frontal gyrus, right middle temporal gyrus, left planum temporal and right superior temporal gyrus, and rhythmic pieces activated left frontal pole, left inferior frontal gyrus and left suramarginal. These results are based on the laterality and hierarchical models.