Auditory-motor synchronization and perception suggest partially distinct time scales in speech and music.

ABSTRACT: Speech and music might involve specific cognitive rhythmic timing mechanisms related to differences in the dominant rhythmic structure. We investigate the influence of different motor effectors on rate-specific processing in both domains. A perception and a synchronization task involving syllable and piano tone sequences and motor effectors typically associated with speech (whispering) and music (finger-tapping) were tested at slow (~2 Hz) and fast rates (~4.5 Hz). Although synchronization performance was generally better at slow rates, the motor effectors exhibited specific rate preferences. Finger-tapping was advantaged compared to whispering at slow but not at faster rates, with synchronization being effector-dependent at slow, but highly correlated at faster rates. Perception of speech

SUBMITTER: Barchet AV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11332030 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature