Processing pitch and duration in music reading: a RT-ERP study

Neuropsychologia
Daniele Schön, Mireille Besson

Abstract

The originality of this study is to examine the processing of pitch and duration in music reading, using both electrophysiological and behavioral methods. Specifically, it was of interest to determine whether pitch and duration in music reading are processed independently or jointly. A probe, comprising a key and time signature was presented, and participants were required to compute the tonic and/or the best fitting duration. A target note followed the probe and participants made a match/mismatch judgment on the dimension they were required to analyze (i.e. pitch or duration). We hypothesized that, if pitch and duration are processed independently results should show no interference of the irrelevant dimension on the relevant. Results showed that early differences emerged in the ERPs as a function of the task to be performed on the target in block 1. Moreover, RTs were shorter in the pitch than in the duration task and for congruous than incongruous targets. In the ERPs, this congruity effect was reflected by a negative component, to incongruous targets. Most importantly, the congruency of the target note on the irrelevant dimension did not have any effect on the ERPs, suggesting that pitch and duration are processed independe...Continue Reading

References

Mar 1, 1991·Psychological Bulletin·C M MacLeod
Jan 1, 1990·Neuropsychologia·W Fries, A A Swihart
Mar 1, 1988·Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology·M KutasM Besson
Feb 1, 1987·Journal of Experimental Psychology. Human Perception and Performance·C Palmer, C L Krumhansl
Jun 1, 1983·Brain : a Journal of Neurology·T JuddN Geschwind
Sep 1, 1982·Perception & Psychophysics·M R JonesG Kidd
Nov 1, 1980·Perception & Psychophysics·D Deutsch
Jun 1, 1980·Brain : a Journal of Neurology·J C Brust
Aug 1, 1980·Cortex; a Journal Devoted to the Study of the Nervous System and Behavior·L Mavlov
May 1, 1993·The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. A, Human Experimental Psychology·I Peretz, R Kolinsky
May 1, 1997·Perception & Psychophysics·A J WatersJ M Findlay
Aug 26, 1998·Journal of Experimental Psychology. Human Perception and Performance·M G Boltz
Feb 11, 2000·Psychological Bulletin·C L Krumhansl
Nov 1, 1996·Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience·I Peretz

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Feb 16, 2005·Annual Review of Psychology·Isabelle Peretz, Robert J Zatorre
Feb 28, 2009·Memory & Cognition·Jon B PrinceWilliam F Thompson
Apr 15, 2005·Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience·Daniele Schön, Mireille Besson
Jun 15, 2011·Perceptual and Motor Skills·Horng-Yih Lee, Yu-Sin Wang
Dec 19, 2003·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences·Daniele Schön, Mireille Besson
Mar 31, 2015·Neuropsychologia·Anita D'AnselmoAlfredo Brancucci
Jul 27, 2012·Cortex; a Journal Devoted to the Study of the Nervous System and Behavior·Daniela SammlerPeter E Keller
Dec 31, 2003·Psychophysiology·Thomas C GunterMireille Besson

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Auditory Perception

Auditory perception is the ability to receive and interpret information attained by the ears. Here is the latest research on factors and underlying mechanisms that influence auditory perception.