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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2023

Effects of musical expertise on line section and line extension.

Yilai Pei, Zhiyuan Xu, Yibo He, Xinxin Liu, Yuxuan Bai, Sze Chai Kwok, Xiaonuo Li, Zhaoxin Wang

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yilai PeiKey Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics, Ministry of Education and Shanghai, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
Zhiyuan XuKey Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics, Ministry of Education and Shanghai, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
Yibo HeKey Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics, Ministry of Education and Shanghai, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
Xinxin LiuKey Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics, Ministry of Education and Shanghai, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
Yuxuan BaiKey Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics, Ministry of Education and Shanghai, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
Sze Chai KwokKey Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics, Ministry of Education and Shanghai, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
Xiaonuo LiInstitute of Research of Musical Arts, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Shanghai, China.
Zhaoxin WangKey Laboratory of Brain Functional Genomics, Ministry of Education and Shanghai, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
East China Normal University · CNDuke Kunshan University · CNShanghai Conservatory of Music · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: This study investigated whether music training led to better length estimation and/or rightward bias by comparing the performance of musicians (pianists) and non-musicians on performance of line sections and line extensions. Methods: One hundred and sixteen participants, among them 62 musicians and 54 non-musicians, participated in the present study, completed line section and line extension task under three conditions: 1/2, 1/3 and 2/3. Results: The mixed repeated measures ANOVA analysis revealed a significant group × condition interaction, that the musicians were more accurate than non-musicians in all the line section tasks and showed no obvious pseudoneglect, while their overall performance on the line extension tasks was comparable to the non-musicians, and only performed more accurately in the 1/2 line extension condition. Conclusion: These findings indicated that there was a dissociation between the effects of music training on line section and line extension. This dissociation does not support the view that music training has a general beneficial effect on line estimation, and provides insight into a potentially important limit on the effects of music training on spatial cognition.

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line bisectionline extensionmusicianspseudoneglectspatial evaluation

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PMID38655497
PMCPMC11036337
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