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Transfer of Training between Music and Speech: Common Processing, Attention, and Memory
Mireille Besson1, Julie Chobert, Céline Marie
1Institut de Neurosciences Cognitives de la Méditerranée, CNRS, Université de la Méditerranée Marseille, France.
Frontiers in Psychology
|July 9, 2011
Summary
Musicians show enhanced speech perception due to transfer of training from music. This study explores how musical training impacts acoustic processing and abstract percepts in speech, using event-related potentials.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Science
- Neuroscience
- Music Psychology
Background:
- The relationship between music and language processing has a long history.
- Musicians often exhibit heightened sensitivity to speech sounds compared to non-musicians.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate transfer of training effects from music to speech perception.
- To differentiate between common acoustic processing and true transfer of training.
- To examine the roles of attention and working memory in these effects.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing literature on music and speech processing.
- Analysis of studies differentiating acoustic vs. abstract processing.
- Utilizing event-related potentials (ERPs) to study neural processes.
- Overview of a longitudinal study with children.
Main Results:
- Long-term musical experience can lead to enhanced speech perception.
- Distinction between shared acoustic processing and specific transfer of training effects.
- Attention and working memory significantly influence transfer effects.
Conclusions:
- Transfer of training from music to speech is evident, particularly in abstract percepts.
- Event-related potentials are crucial for understanding underlying neural mechanisms.
- Ongoing research investigates these effects in children's speech development.
Keywords:
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