Temporal Processing in Audition: Insights from Music. (1st October 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rajendran, Vani G.; Teki, Sundeep; Schnupp, Jan W.H.
• Is Part Of: Neuroscience. Volume 389(2018)
• Page Start: 4
• Page End: 18
• Publication Date: 2018-10-01
• Subjects: BI beat induction -- EEG electroencephalography -- ERPs event-related potentials -- IOI inter-onset interval -- NMA negative mean asynchrony -- SMS sensorimotor synchronization -- SSA stimulus-specific adaptation; music psychology -- sensorimotor synchronization -- beat perception -- rhythm perception -- auditory scene analysis -- temporal prediction; Neurochemistry -- Periodicals; Neurophysiology -- Periodicals; Neurology -- Periodicals; Neurochimie -- Périodiques; Neurophysiologie -- Périodiques; Neurochemistry; Neurophysiology; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 612.8
• DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2017.10.041
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0306-4522

Abstract

Highlights: What music psychology reveals about the natural bounds of human temporal processing. Psychoacoustics of beat perception. Neurophysiology of beat perception. Predictable timing in auditory perception. Neural mechanisms of timing. Abstract: Music is a curious example of a temporally patterned acoustic stimulus, and a compelling pan-cultural phenomenon. This review strives to bring some insights from decades of music psychology and sensorimotor synchronization (SMS) literature into the mainstream auditory domain, arguing that musical rhythm perception is shaped in important ways by temporal processing mechanisms in the brain. The feature that unites these disparate disciplines is an appreciation of the central importance of timing, sequencing, and anticipation. Perception of musical rhythms relies on an ability to form temporal predictions, a general feature of temporal processing that is equally relevant to auditory scene analysis, pattern detection, and speech perception. By bringing together findings from the music and auditory literature, we hope to inspire researchers to look beyond the conventions of their respective fields and consider the cross-disciplinary implications of studying auditory temporal sequence processing. We begin by highlighting music as an interesting sound stimulus that may provide clues to how temporal patterning in sound drives perception. Next, we review the SMS literature and discuss possible neural substrates for the perception of, and synchronization to, musical beat. We then move away from music to explore the perceptual effects of rhythmic timing in pattern detection, auditory scene analysis, and speech perception. Finally, we review the neurophysiology of general timing processes that may underlie aspects of the perception of rhythmic patterns. We conclude with a brief summary and outlook for future research.