Pupils dilate for vocal or familiar music.
Previous research reveals that vocal melodies are remembered better than instrumental
renditions. Here we explored the possibility that the voice, as a highly salient stimulus, elicits …
renditions. Here we explored the possibility that the voice, as a highly salient stimulus, elicits …
[HTML][HTML] Remembering the melody and timbre, forgetting the key and tempo
EG Schellenberg, P Habashi - Memory & Cognition, 2015 - Springer
The identity of a melody is independent of surface features such as key (pitch level), tempo
(speed), and timbre (musical instrument). We examined the duration of memory for melodies …
(speed), and timbre (musical instrument). We examined the duration of memory for melodies …
[HTML][HTML] Animal pitch perception: Melodies and harmonies
M Hoeschele - Comparative cognition & behavior reviews, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pitch is a percept of sound that is based in part on fundamental frequency. Although pitch
can be defined in a way that is clearly separable from other aspects of musical sounds, such …
can be defined in a way that is clearly separable from other aspects of musical sounds, such …
Effects of musical training and culture on meter perception
Western music is characterized primarily by simple meters, but a number of other musical
cultures, including Turkish, have both simple and complex meters. In Experiment 1, Turkish …
cultures, including Turkish, have both simple and complex meters. In Experiment 1, Turkish …
Enhanced memory for vocal melodies in autism spectrum disorder and Williams syndrome
Adults and children with typical development (TD) remember vocal melodies (without lyrics)
better than instrumental melodies, which is attributed to the biological and social …
better than instrumental melodies, which is attributed to the biological and social …
What makes background music distracting? Investigating the role of song lyrics using self-paced reading
MR Vasilev, L Hitching, S Tyrrell - Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
It has been suggested that listening to music during reading may be distracting, but the
empirical results have remained inconclusive. One limitation of previous studies is that they …
empirical results have remained inconclusive. One limitation of previous studies is that they …
Generality of the memory advantage for vocal melodies
MW Weiss, EG Schellenberg… - Music Perception: An …, 2017 - online.ucpress.edu
Children and adults, with or without music training, exhibit better memory for vocal melodies
(without lyrics) than for instrumental melodies (Weiss, Schellenberg, Trehub, & Dawber …
(without lyrics) than for instrumental melodies (Weiss, Schellenberg, Trehub, & Dawber …
Memory for melodies in unfamiliar tuning systems: Investigating effects of recency and number of intervening items
In a continuous recognition paradigm, most stimuli elicit superior recognition performance
when the item to be recognized is the most recent stimulus (a recency-in-memory effect) …
when the item to be recognized is the most recent stimulus (a recency-in-memory effect) …
The singing voice is special: Persistence of superior memory for vocal melodies despite vocal-motor distractions
Vocal melodies sung without lyrics (la la) are remembered better than instrumental
melodies. What causes the advantage? One possibility is that vocal music elicits subvocal …
melodies. What causes the advantage? One possibility is that vocal music elicits subvocal …
Change detection in complex auditory scenes is predicted by auditory memory, pitch perception, and years of musical training
CM Vanden Bosch der Nederlanden… - Psychological …, 2020 - Springer
Our world is a sonically busy place and we use both acoustic information and experience-
based knowledge to make sense of the sounds arriving at our ears. The knowledge we gain …
based knowledge to make sense of the sounds arriving at our ears. The knowledge we gain …