A comparative analysis of physiological and functional effectiveness of speech and music perception among musicians and non-musicians. (1st October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Xu, Zhibin; Yuan, Bo; Zhernovnykova, Oksana; Zelenska, Liudmyla
• Is Part Of: Interdisciplinary science reviews. Volume 45:Number 4(2020)
• Page Start: 547
• Page End: 563
• Publication Date: 2020-10-01
• Subjects: Alpha range -- cerebral hemispheres -- musical perception -- speech perception -- symmetrical interactions -- Ukrainian -- Chinese -- Slavic music; Science -- Periodicals; Technology -- Periodicals; 505
• DOI: 10.1080/03080188.2020.1808932
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0308-0188

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The purpose of the study is to compare at the physiological and functional levels, the effectiveness of speech and music perception among musicians and non-musicians. The study was conducted in 2018 in Ningbo University in Zhejiang Province (China) on 235 students aged 20-21. The results showed that in the experimental group, when perceiving music, symmetrical hemisphere interaction parameters dominate ( p ≤ 0.05), in both groups, right-hand parameters dominate in speech perception. The third group showed a difference in the depth of decrease in the amplitude of the alpha rhythm with respect to the resting state ( p ≤ 0.03) in the low-frequency range when listening to a fragment of Slavic folklore. The interaction of the cerebral hemispheres determines a high result in the processing of music. The latter manifested itself when listening to Slavic music: the width of the alpha-1 range is wider when listening in comparison with the state of rest.