| Presentation | 2022-03-03 The investigations to music player and non-music player about relationship between the ability of working memory and the skills of playing music instruments. Yutaro Otaka, Takamasa Shimada, |
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| Abstract(in English) | For us, working memory is an important function that is indispensable in our daily lives. Previous research has shown that the number of years of experience playing a musical instrument is associated with the function of working memory, suggesting that working memory ability may be enhanced by experience playing a musical instrument. However, the mechanisms underlying or linking these relationships have not been elucidated, and the musical component related to working memory ability has been unknown. In the present study, we investigated the relationship between musical skills (absolute pitch, relative pitch, and sight-singing), one of the musical elements, and working memory ability. Working memory ability was measured by the N-back task. The results showed that there was a significant positive correlation between some musical skills and auditory working memory. This result suggests that training of specific musical skills may effectively improve working memory ability. |
| Keyword(in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Keyword(in English) | Musical skill / Working Memory / N-back task |
| Paper # | MBE2021-98 |
| Date of Issue | 2022-02-23 (MBE) |
| Conference Information | |
| Committee | MBE / NC |
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| Conference Date | 2022/3/2(3days) |
| Place (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
| Place (in English) | Online |
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| Chair | Ryuhei Okuno(Setsunan Univ.) / Rieko Osu(Waseda Univ.) |
| Vice Chair | Junichi Hori(Niigata Univ.) / Hiroshi Yamakawa(Univ of Tokyo) |
| Secretary | Junichi Hori(Osaka Electro-Communication Univ) / Hiroshi Yamakawa(ATR) |
| Assistant | Jun Akazawa(Meiji Univ. of Integrative Medicine) / Emi Yuda(Tohoku Univ) / Nobuhiko Wagatsuma(Toho Univ.) / Tomoki Kurikawa(KMU) |
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| Registration To | Technical Committee on ME and Bio Cybernetics / Technical Committee on Neurocomputing |
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| Language | JPN |
| Title (in Japanese) | (See Japanese page) |
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| Title (in English) | The investigations to music player and non-music player about relationship between the ability of working memory and the skills of playing music instruments. |
| Sub Title (in English) | |
| Keyword(1) | Musical skill |
| Keyword(2) | Working Memory |
| Keyword(3) | N-back task |
| 1st Author's Name | Yutaro Otaka |
| 1st Author's Affiliation | Tokyo Denki University(Tokyo Denki Univ.) |
| 2nd Author's Name | Takamasa Shimada |
| 2nd Author's Affiliation | Tokyo Denki University(Tokyo Denki Univ.) |
| Date | 2022-03-03 |
| Paper # | MBE2021-98 |
| Volume (vol) | vol.121 |
| Number (no) | MBE-389 |
| Page | pp.pp.47-50(MBE), |
| #Pages | 4 |
| Date of Issue | 2022-02-23 (MBE) |