EEG correlates of enhanced spatial performance following exposure to music.

EEG correlates of enhanced spatial performance following exposure to music.

Rideout, Bruce E.; Laubach, Catherine M.

Perceptual and Motor Skills, Vol 82(2), Apr 1996, 427-432.

Abstract

4 female and 4 male undergraduates completed 2 equivalent spatial tests, 1 following a control procedure and 1 following the presentation of Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major. EEG was recorded during a baseline and 2 task-performance periods. Test performance and EEG recordings were analyzed, and correlations were generated between task performance and EEG variables (average spectral power and peak frequency within 5 frequency ranges). Performance improved significantly following the presentation of the music. EEG analysis indicated 6 reliable correlations out of 40 calculated between differential EEG variables and changes in performance. 10 reliable correlations out of 120 were also found between changes in performance and nondifferential EEG variables across baseline, control, and experimental conditions.

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