Reciprocal modulation of cognitive and emotional aspects in pianistic performances.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High level piano performance requires complex integration of perceptual, motor, cognitive and emotive skills. Observations in psychology and neuroscience studies have suggested reciprocal inhibitory modulation of the cognition by emotion and emotion by cognition. However, it is still unclear how cognitive states may influence the pianistic performance. The aim of the present study is to verify the influence of cognitive and affective attention in the piano performances.

Methods and findings

Nine pianists were instructed to play the same piece of music, firstly focusing only on cognitive aspects of musical structure (cognitive performances), and secondly, paying attention solely on affective aspects (affective performances). Audio files from pianistic performances

SUBMITTER: Higuchi MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3170321 | biostudies-literature | 2011

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature