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Does musical interaction in a jazz duet modulate peripersonal space?
A Dell'Anna1,2, M Rosso3,4, V Bruno4
1IPEM, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. alessandro.dellanna@unito.it.
Psychological Research
|June 4, 2020
Summary
Uncooperative musical interactions may shrink musicians' peripersonal space, increasing reaction times. Cooperative play did not show this effect, suggesting social dynamics influence spatial perception.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Cognitive Science
- Music Psychology
Background:
- Peripersonal space (PPS) is the space around the body within reach.
- PPS is known to be plastic, adapting to tool use and social interactions.
- Ensemble music performance is a complex joint action, primarily studied for its temporal, not spatial, aspects.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate how social interactions in ensemble music modulate musicians' peripersonal space.
- To test the hypothesis that cooperative vs. uncooperative musical performance affects spatial perception.
Main Methods:
- A novel paradigm involving two musicians performing a jazz standard in cooperative and uncooperative conditions.
- An audio-tactile integration task was used as a proxy for peripersonal space.
- Reaction times to tactile stimuli on the hand and auditory stimuli at different distances were measured post-performance.
Main Results:
- Contrary to predictions, reaction times to near tactile-auditory stimuli increased significantly only in the uncooperative condition.
- This suggests a suppression or withdrawal of peripersonal space during uncooperative musical interaction.
- Musicians demonstrated superior multisensory integration compared to non-musicians.
Conclusions:
- Uncooperative social interactions in music can lead to a contraction of peripersonal space.
- Peripersonal space is dynamically modulated by the quality of social-spatial interactions.
- Musicians exhibit enhanced multisensory processing abilities.
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