Auditory and motor contributions to the timing of melodies under cognitive load.

Maes, Pieter-Jan; Giacofci, Madison; Leman, Marc

doi:10.1037/xhp0000085

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“…In the experiments, we asked participants—musical novices (Maes et al, 2015a ) and professional cellists (Maes et al, 2015b )—to perform melodies consisting of equally spaced notes at a specific target tempo (synchronization-continuation task) while performing an additional cognitive task (cf. dual-task interference paradigm).…”

Section: Music Performancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Additionally, participants were generally less accurate—i.e., further apart from the target tempo—when no arm movements were allowed. In this context, Maes et al ( 2015a ) investigated the role of self-generated auditory feedback. It was found that participants—in particular when no additional load was present—were better able to keep the target tempo in the continuation phase when key taps produced tones that filled the complete duration of the interval, compared to when tones were short.…”

Section: Music Performancementioning

confidence: 99%

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Sensorimotor Grounding of Musical Embodiment and the Role of Prediction: A Review

Maes

2016

Front. Psychol.

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In a previous article, we reviewed empirical evidence demonstrating action-based effects on music perception to substantiate the musical embodiment thesis (Maes et al., 2014). Evidence was largely based on studies demonstrating that music perception automatically engages motor processes, or that body states/movements influence music perception. Here, we argue that more rigorous evidence is needed before any decisive conclusion in favor of a “radical” musical embodiment thesis can be posited. In the current article, we provide a focused review of recent research to collect further evidence for the “radical” embodiment thesis that music perception is a dynamic process firmly rooted in the natural disposition of sounds and the human auditory and motor system. Though, we emphasize that, on top of these natural dispositions, long-term processes operate, rooted in repeated sensorimotor experiences and leading to learning, prediction, and error minimization. This approach sheds new light on the development of musical repertoires, and may refine our understanding of action-based effects on music perception as discussed in our previous article (Maes et al., 2014). Additionally, we discuss two of our recent empirical studies demonstrating that music performance relies on similar principles of sensorimotor dynamics and predictive processing.

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Sensorimotor Grounding of Musical Embodiment and the Role of Prediction: A Review

Maes

2016

Front. Psychol.

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“…In other words, period synchronization allows time to be calibrated against a repeated motor pattern (cf. Maes et al, 2015 discussed further in this article). Correspondingly, the brain may use this time information to optimize spatio-dynamic motor control.…”

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“…To test this idea, we conducted an experiment using a finger-tapping paradigm (Maes et al, 2015). Participants were instructed to perform on a typical synchronization-continuation task.…”

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3Mo: A Model for Music-Based Biofeedback

2016

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In the domain of sports and motor rehabilitation, it is of major importance to regulate and control physiological processes and physical motion in most optimal ways. For that purpose, real-time auditory feedback of physiological and physical information based on sound signals, often termed “sonification,” has been proven particularly useful. However, the use of music in biofeedback systems has been much less explored. In the current article, we assert that the use of music, and musical principles, can have a major added value, on top of mere sound signals, to the benefit of psychological and physical optimization of sports and motor rehabilitation tasks. In this article, we present the 3Mo model to describe three main functions of music that contribute to these benefits. These functions relate the power of music to Motivate, and to Monitor and Modify physiological and physical processes. The model brings together concepts and theories related to human sensorimotor interaction with music, and specifies the underlying psychological and physiological principles. This 3Mo model is intended to provide a conceptual framework that guides future research on musical biofeedback systems in the domain of sports and motor rehabilitation.

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“…Behaviorally, music has been linked to rhythmic entrainment, suggesting that faster music can also drive faster temporal behavior when under cognitive load (Maes, Giacofci, & Leman, 2015). However, louder sounds have been linked to task distraction and particularly linked to issues with reading comprehension (Thompson, Schellenberg, & Letnic, 2012).…”

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Testing, Testing, 1 2 3: Exploring the Mitigating Effects of Sound on Test Performance

Amsberry¹

2018

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Due to the amount of pressure put on students to perform well and the growing amount of standardized testing in the American Education system, there has been a dramatic increase in the identification and study of test anxiety and its impact on performance. Treatments of test anxiety are typically preventative in nature and focus on what can be done outside of the classroom on the part of the individual to improve performance. However, it may be more impactful to manipulate the actual testing environment on a larger scale. This study, through a 4 week within-subjects model, sought to explore these environmental manipulations through the inclusion of sound in the environment. Throughout this study participants were subjected to testing in silence, preferred, nonpreferred, and ambient soundscapes. Test performance was significantly improved (by up to 22%) when participants were exposed to preferred music stimuli. However, performance is a complex phenomenon impacted by many different variables and more research should be done exploring how different cognitive factors impact performance.

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Auditory and motor contributions to the timing of melodies under cognitive load.

Cited by 10 publications

References 95 publications

Sensorimotor Grounding of Musical Embodiment and the Role of Prediction: A Review

Sensorimotor Grounding of Musical Embodiment and the Role of Prediction: A Review

3Mo: A Model for Music-Based Biofeedback

Testing, Testing, 1 2 3: Exploring the Mitigating Effects of Sound on Test Performance

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