THE ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN MUSIC TRAINING, MUSICAL WORKING MEMORY, AND VISUOSPATIAL WORKING MEMORY: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CAUSAL MODELING

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dc.contributor.authorSilas, S
dc.contributor.authorMüllensiefen, D
dc.contributor.authorGelding, R
dc.contributor.authorFrieler, K
dc.contributor.authorHarrison, PMC
dc.contributor.orcidHarrison, Peter [0000-0002-9851-9462]
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-24T00:30:18Z
dc.date.available2021-11-24T00:30:18Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>Prior research studying the relationship between music training (MT) and more general cognitive faculties, such as visuospatial working memory (VSWM), often fails to include tests of musical memory. This may result in causal pathways between MT and other such variables being misrepresented, potentially explaining certain ambiguous findings in the literature concerning the relationship between MT and executive functions. Here we address this problem using latent variable modeling and causal modeling to study a triplet of variables related to working memory: MT, musical working memory (MWM), and VSWM. The triplet framing allows for the potential application of d-separation (similar to mediation analysis) and V-structure search, which is particularly useful since, in the absence of expensive randomized control trials, it can test causal hypotheses using cross-sectional data. We collected data from 148 participants using a battery of MWM and VSWM tasks as well as a MT questionnaire. Our results suggest: 1) VSWM and MT are unrelated, conditional on MWM; and 2) by implication, there is no far transfer between MT and VSWM without near transfer. However, the data are unable to distinguish an unambiguous causal structure. We conclude by discussing the possibility of extending these models to incorporate more complex or cyclic effects.</jats:p>
dc.description.sponsorshipEPSRC and AHRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Media and Arts Technology (EP/L01632X/1)
dc.identifier.doi10.17863/CAM.78449
dc.identifier.eissn1533-8312
dc.identifier.issn0730-7829
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/331004
dc.publisherUniversity of California Press
dc.publisher.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1525/mp.2022.39.4.401
dc.rightsAll rights reserved
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dc.subjectworking memory
dc.subjectcausal modeling
dc.subjectmusic training
dc.subjectmusical working memory
dc.subjectvisuospatial working memory
dc.titleTHE ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN MUSIC TRAINING, MUSICAL WORKING MEMORY, AND VISUOSPATIAL WORKING MEMORY: AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CAUSAL MODELING
dc.typeArticle
dcterms.dateAccepted2021-11-20
prism.publicationNameMusic Perception
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2021-11-20
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rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
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