Journal article
Pitch and Time Processing in Speech and Tones: The Effects of Musical Training and Attention
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, Vol.61(3), pp.496-509
15/03/2018
PMID: 29466555
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Abstract
Purpose Musical training is often linked to enhanced auditory discrimination, but the relative roles of pitch and time in music and speech are unclear. Moreover, it is unclear whether pitch and time processing are correlated across individuals and how they may be affected by attention. This study aimed to examine pitch and time processing in speech and tone sequences, taking musical training and attention into account. Method Musicians (16) and nonmusicians (16) were asked to detect pitch or timing changes in speech and tone sequences and make a binary response. In some conditions, the participants were focused on 1 aspect of the stimulus (directed attention), and in others, they had to pay attention to all aspects at once (divided attention). Results As expected, musicians performed better overall. Performance scores on pitch and time tasks were correlated, as were performance scores for speech and tonal stimuli, but most markedly in musicians. All participants performed better on the directed versus divided attention task, but again, musicians performed better than nonmusicians. Conclusion In general, this experiment shows that individuals with a better sense of pitch discrimination also have a better sense of timing discrimination in the auditory domain. In addition, although musicians perform better overall, these results do not support the idea that musicians have an added advantage for divided attention tasks. These findings serve to better understand how musical training and attention affect pitch and time processing in the context of speech and tones and may have applications in special populations. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.5895997
Details
- Title
- Pitch and Time Processing in Speech and Tones: The Effects of Musical Training and Attention
- Creators
- Anastasia G Sares (Author) - McGill UniversityNicholas E. V Foster (Author) - Université de MontréalKachina Allen (Author) - Rutgers UniversityKrista L Hyde (Author) - Université de Montréal
- Publication Details
- Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, Vol.61(3), pp.496-509
- Identifiers
- 991012837100202368
- Academic Unit
- Human Sciences; Faculty of Health; School of Health and Human Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article