Dissociable effects of music and white noise on conflict-induced behavioral adjustments.

ABSTRACT: Auditory stimuli, encompassing a continually expanding collection of musical genres and sonic hues, present a safe and easily administrable therapeutic option for alleviating cognitive deficits associated with neuropsychological disorders, but their effects on executive control are yet to be completely understood. To better understand how the processing of certain acoustic properties can influence conflict processing, we had a large of cohort of undergraduate students complete the Stroop colour and word test in three different background conditions: classical music, white noise, and silence. Because of pandemic guidelines and the necessity to run the experiment remotely, participants also completed the Wisconsin card sorting test (WCST), so that the reliability and consistency of acquired

SUBMITTER: Pascoe AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9429995 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature