Perceptual organization of music

[PAUSED]Perceptual organization of music

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The “auditory scene” is the term used to refer to the heard environment, by analogy with the “visual scene”. It usually refers to a situation in which multiple auditory objects (sources of sound) are simultaneously present, like holding a conversation with a friend at a crowded party. We are interested to understand how musical training affects the forming of auditory perception in such auditory scenes.

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Both male and female

18 years old to 55 years old

Healthy Volunteers

Who can participate in this study?

The participants should be in the 18-55 years old range. They also should not report/show any hearing abnormalities/difficulties or have been diagnosed with neurological problems.

What is involved?

Our study consists of 3 experiments that all take place on the 2nd floor of the Western Interdisciplinary Research Building, and all involve listening to some sounds in the dark and reporting perception. The duration of each experiment and the technology used in each experiment differs as described below:

Experiment 1 will take 2-2.5 hours to complete. You will be listening in the dark to some sounds, seated comfortably in a sound-proofed booth, and reporting your perceptions.

Experiment 2 will take 2 sessions of 2-2.5 hours (per session) to complete. You will be listening in the dark to some sounds, seated comfortably in our new state of the art, sound-proofed, Virtual Acoustic Space, and reporting your perceptions.

Experiment 3 will take 1 hour to complete. You will be listening in the dark to some sounds, seated comfortably in our new state of the art, sound-proofed, Virtual Acoustic Space, and reporting your perceptions.

Participants are not required to particiate in all three experiments, but may have the opportunity if they wish to.

Principal Investigator & Posting Dates

Principal Investigator: Ingrid Johnsrude
Study posted on: May 3rd, 2023
Recruitment open

Who can I contact to learn more about this study?

For more information about this study please contact:

Nima at conchlab3@uwo.ca
Email subject: Perceptual Organization of Music Study

 

 

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