Music reading expertise modulates hemispheric lateralization in English word processing but not in Chinese character processing

Li, Sara Tze Kwan; Hsiao, Janet H.

doi:10.1016/j.cognition.2018.03.010

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“…In summary, the results of Experiments 1, 2, 3, and 4 provide preliminary and converging evidence to support the association between music-reading expertise and face identity recognition ability, and this association appears to be greater at the early developmental stage of face processing expertise acquisition. The present findings add to the growing body of recent research demonstrating the acquisition of one form of visual expertise interacting with that of another (Dundas et al, 2013; S. T. K. Li & Hsiao, 2018; Moore & Müller, 2014; Müller et al, 2015), and the short- and long-term consequences of such interactions in behaviour and in the brain (Dehaene et al, 2010; S.…”

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“…These modulation effects were suggested to be due to the similarities between the processes involved in reading English words and musical notations but the dissimilarities between the processes involved in reading Chinese characters and musical notations (S. T. K. Li et al, 2019; S. T. K. Li & Hsiao, 2018).…”

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“…T. K. Li & Hsiao, 2018). In other words, whether different expertise domains influence each other depends on their similarities in the cognitive processes involved (S. T. K. Li & Hsiao, 2018).…”

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“…In contrast to the vast research literature about various forms of individual visual object expertise, there is relatively limited research on the interaction between these forms of visual expertise and whether the acquisition of one type of expertise associates with another (Behrmann & Plaut, 2012; Dundas et al, 2013, 2014, 2015; S. Li et al, 2013; S. T. K. Li & Hsiao, 2018).…”

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Music-reading expertise associates with face but not Chinese character processing ability

Chen

Yuan

et al. 2021

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

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A growing number of behavioral and neuroimaging studies have investigated the cognitive mechanisms and neural substrates underlying various forms of visual expertise such as face and word processing. However, it remains poorly understood whether and to what extent the acquisition of one form of expertise would be associated with that of another. The current study examined the relationship between music-reading expertise and face and Chinese character processing abilities. In a series of experiments, music experts and novices performed discrimination and recognition tasks of musical notations, faces, and words. Results consistently showed that musical experts responded more accurately to musical notations and faces, but not to words, than did musical novices. More intriguingly, the music expert’s age of training onset could well predict their face but not word processing performance: the earlier musical experts began musical notation reading, the better their face-processing performance. Taken together, our findings provide preliminary and converging evidence that music-reading expertise links with face, but not word, processing, and lend support to the notion that the development of different types of visual expertise may not be independent, but rather interact with each other during their acquisition.

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Music-reading expertise associates with face but not Chinese character processing ability

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“…The questionnaires have been well received by the music research community and musical background/ expertise as measured by these questionnaires have been important covariates in many studies [i.e. 23 , 24 – 26 ]. Moreover, several translations of musical background questionnaires have been published [ 27 – 30 ], which enables international comparisons of research results.…”

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The German Music@Home: Validation of a questionnaire measuring at home musical exposure and interaction of young children

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The present study introduces the German version of the original version of the Music@Home questionnaire developed in the UK, which systematically evaluates musical engagement in the home environment of young children. Two versions are available, an Infant version for children aged three to 23 months and a Preschool version for children aged two to five and a half years. For the present study, the original Music@Home questionnaire was translated from English into German and 656 caregivers completed the questionnaire online. A confirmatory factor analysis showed moderate to high fit indices for both versions, confirming the factor structure of the original questionnaire. Also, the reliability coefficients for the subscales (Parental beliefs, Child engagement with music, Parent initiation of singing, Parent initiation of music-making for the Infant version and Parental beliefs, Child engagement with music, Parent initiation of music behavior and Breadth of musical exposure for the Preschool version) ranged from moderate to high fits. Furthermore, the test-retest analysis (N = 392) revealed high correlations for the general factor and all subscales confirming their internal reliability. Additionally, we included language questionnaires for children of two and three years of age. Results showed that higher scores on the Music@Home questionnaire were moderately associated with better language skills in two-yearolds (N = 118). In sum, the study presents the validated German Music@Home questionnaire, which shows good psychometric properties. The two versions of the questionnaire are available for use in order to assess home musical engagement of young children, which could be of interest in many areas of developmental research.

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Functional laterality of the anterior and posterior occipitotemporal cortex is affected by language experience and processing strategy, respectively

Liu

Ying

et al. 2020

Neuropsychologia

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Music reading expertise modulates hemispheric lateralization in English word processing but not in Chinese character processing

Cited by 11 publications

References 74 publications

Music-reading expertise associates with face but not Chinese character processing ability

Music-reading expertise associates with face but not Chinese character processing ability

The German Music@Home: Validation of a questionnaire measuring at home musical exposure and interaction of young children

Functional laterality of the anterior and posterior occipitotemporal cortex is affected by language experience and processing strategy, respectively

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