Music and language perception : expectations, structural integration, and cognitive sequencing

Barbara Tillmann

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    Abstract

    Music can be described as sequences of events that are structured in pitch and time. Studying music processing provides insight into how complex event sequences are learned, perceived, and represented by the brain. Given the temporal nature of sound, expectations, structural integration, and cognitive sequencing are central in music perception (i.e., which sounds are most likely to come next and at what moment should they occur?). This paper focuses on similarities in music and language cognition research, showing that music cognition research provides insight into the understanding of not only music processing but also language processing and the processing of other structured stimuli. The hypothesis of shared resources between music and language processing and of domain-general dynamic attention has motivated the development of research to test music as a means to stimulate sensory, cognitive, and motor processes.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)568-584
    Number of pages17
    JournalTopics in Cognitive Science
    Volume4
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2012

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