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Language and music: sound, structure, and meaning
1Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews. Cognitive Science
|August 25, 2015
Summary
Cognitive science reveals shared processing for language and music, examining sound, structure, and meaning. This research deepens understanding of auditory perception, emotion, and human cognition.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Psycholinguistics
- Music Cognition
Background:
- Language and music processing are complex human abilities.
- Historical interest exists in the relationship between linguistic and musical processing.
- Recent cognitive and neuroscientific research investigates shared and distinct features.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review evidence linking language and music processing.
- To analyze these links at the levels of sound, structure, and meaning.
- To enhance understanding of auditory processing, meaning, and emotion.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of cognitive and neuroscientific studies.
- Analysis of shared and distinct processing mechanisms.
- Examination of evidence across sound, structure, and meaning.
Main Results:
- Evidence supports links between language and music at multiple analytical levels.
- Shared neural and cognitive mechanisms are identified.
- Distinct processing pathways are also highlighted.
Conclusions:
- The relationship between language and music processing is multifaceted.
- Understanding these links informs broader theories of auditory perception and cognition.
- This research contributes to understanding human capacity for complex sound and structure.
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