Music

Understanding Music and Aging through the lens of Bayesian Inference

Bayesian inference has recently gained momentum in explaining music perception and aging. A fundamental mechanism underlying Bayesian inference is the notion of prediction. This framework could explain how predictions pertaining to musical (melodic, …

Theta Power Differences as a Function of Level of Familiarity with a Musical Style

Learning mechanisms are one of the primary reasons why different individuals have similar or different emotional responses to music. Existing studies largely examined mechanisms related to learning in terms of cultural familiarity or recognition. Few …

Investigating the effects of background noise and music on cognitive test performance in introverts and extraverts: A cross-cultural study

Previous research found that introverts performed worse than extraverts on cognitive tasks in the presence of noise or music in a Western sample but not in an Asian sample. This is a cross-cultural part replication of these studies using a Western …