Transfer of training between music and speech: common processing, attention and memory
After a brief historical perspective of the relationship between language and music, we review our work on transfer of training from music to speech that aimed at testing the general hypothesis that musicians should be more sensitive than nonmusicians to speech sounds. In light of recent results in...
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| description | After a brief historical perspective of the relationship between language and music, we review our work on transfer of training from music to speech that aimed at testing the general hypothesis that musicians should be more sensitive than nonmusicians to speech sounds. In light of recent results in the literature, we argue that when long-term experience in one domain influences acoustic processing in the other domain, results can be interpreted as common acoustic processing. But when long-term experience in one domain influences the building-up of abstract and specific percepts in another domain, results are taken as evidence for transfer of training effects. Moreover, we also discuss the influence of attention and working memory on transfer effects and we highlight the usefulness of the Event-Related Potentials method to disentangle the different processes that unfold in the course of music and speech perception. Finally, we give an overview of an on-going longitudinal project with children aimed at testing transfer effects from music to different levels and aspects of speech processing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4fb6babf6f784ed2ac4e6adf53c5a8042022-12-21T19:16:40ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782011-05-01210.3389/fpsyg.2011.0009410602Transfer of training between music and speech: common processing, attention and memoryMireille eBesson0Julie eChobert1Céline eMarie2Inst. Neurosciences Cognitives de la MéditerranéeInst. Neurosciences Cognitives de la MéditerranéeMcMaster UniversityAfter a brief historical perspective of the relationship between language and music, we review our work on transfer of training from music to speech that aimed at testing the general hypothesis that musicians should be more sensitive than nonmusicians to speech sounds. In light of recent results in the literature, we argue that when long-term experience in one domain influences acoustic processing in the other domain, results can be interpreted as common acoustic processing. But when long-term experience in one domain influences the building-up of abstract and specific percepts in another domain, results are taken as evidence for transfer of training effects. Moreover, we also discuss the influence of attention and working memory on transfer effects and we highlight the usefulness of the Event-Related Potentials method to disentangle the different processes that unfold in the course of music and speech perception. Finally, we give an overview of an on-going longitudinal project with children aimed at testing transfer effects from music to different levels and aspects of speech processing.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00094/fullAttentionworking memorymismatch negativitytransfer effectsactive discriminationmusic training |
| spellingShingle | Mireille eBesson Julie eChobert Céline eMarie Transfer of training between music and speech: common processing, attention and memory Frontiers in Psychology Attention working memory mismatch negativity transfer effects active discrimination music training |
| title | Transfer of training between music and speech: common processing, attention and memory |
| title_full | Transfer of training between music and speech: common processing, attention and memory |
| title_fullStr | Transfer of training between music and speech: common processing, attention and memory |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transfer of training between music and speech: common processing, attention and memory |
| title_short | Transfer of training between music and speech: common processing, attention and memory |
| title_sort | transfer of training between music and speech common processing attention and memory |
| topic | Attention working memory mismatch negativity transfer effects active discrimination music training |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00094/full |
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