Auditory working memory mediates the relationship between musicianship and auditory stream segregation
Martha Liu, Isabelle Arseneau-Bruneau, Marcel Farrés Franch, Marie-Elise Latorre, Joshua Samuels, Emily Issa, Alexandre Payumo, Nayemur Rahman, Naíma Loureiro, Tiana Leung, Karli M. Nave, Kristi M. von Handorf, Joshua D. Hoddinott, Emily B. J. Coffey, Jessica Adrienne Grahn, Robert J. Zatorre
This study shows that musical training improves auditory stream segregation through enhanced auditory working memory, confirmed in two independent samples.
bioRxiv · Oct 24, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience