The Impact of Music on Short Term Memory and Cognitive Processes
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Authors
Ramos, Pedro V.
Oberleitner, David E.
Issue Date
2017-03-24
Type
Presentation
Language
en_US
Keywords
Cognition , Music
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Abstract
The present study sought to analyze the effects of background music on cognition (e.g., memorization, reading comprehension and pattern recognition) and which category of pop background music (instrumental pop, pop with both instrument and vocals, or pop with vocals only) may have the greatest impact on ones attention span and concentration, as operationalized through several memory and pattern recognition tasks.