Background music and cognition. Background music effects on sustained attention and working memory. An empirical study

Many people listen to music while performing tasks that require concentration, such as reading or studying, arguing it improves their performance. Although some studies suggest music benefits cognitive performance, the mechanisms are unclear. Listening to music evokes emotional responses, which may...

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Autores: García-Candau, Elena, Morales Márquez, Luis, Morales Castillo, Julia
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad Loyola Andalucía
Repositorio:Brújula
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Palabra clave:Working memory
Attention
Background music
Cognition
Emotion
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spelling Background music and cognition. Background music effects on sustained attention and working memory. An empirical studyGarcía-Candau, ElenaMorales Márquez, LuisMorales Castillo, JuliaWorking memoryAttentionBackground musicCognitionEmotionMany people listen to music while performing tasks that require concentration, such as reading or studying, arguing it improves their performance. Although some studies suggest music benefits cognitive performance, the mechanisms are unclear. Listening to music evokes emotional responses, which may influence cognition. However, it's uncertain if music directly affects attention, improves memory through better attention, or the role of emotional responses. This study aims to determine if the emotional response to background music affects performance in attention and working memory tasks. A sample of 40 university students performed tasks including the Psychomotor Vigilance Task (PVT), Sustained Attention to Response Task (SART), N-back, and backward digit span. Half performed tasks with background music, the other half in silence. Participants completed the self-assessment manikin (SAM) test for valence and arousal before and after tasks. Results showed no significant differences between groups in any cognitive task. Moreover, music did not change participants' valence or arousal. It seems our music selection failed to induce the emotional responses necessary to modulate cognitive performance. Future research should explore how to effectively evoke emotional responses to musicDykinson2025info:eu-repo/semantics/bookParthttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12412/6898reponame:Brújulainstname:Universidad Loyola AndalucíaInglésConectando la música y la psicología: avances en neurociencia, salud mental y bienestar comunitariohttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositorio.uloyola.es:20.500.12412/68982026-06-24T12:48:37Z
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title Background music and cognition. Background music effects on sustained attention and working memory. An empirical study
spellingShingle Background music and cognition. Background music effects on sustained attention and working memory. An empirical study
García-Candau, Elena
Working memory
Attention
Background music
Cognition
Emotion
title_short Background music and cognition. Background music effects on sustained attention and working memory. An empirical study
title_full Background music and cognition. Background music effects on sustained attention and working memory. An empirical study
title_fullStr Background music and cognition. Background music effects on sustained attention and working memory. An empirical study
title_full_unstemmed Background music and cognition. Background music effects on sustained attention and working memory. An empirical study
title_sort Background music and cognition. Background music effects on sustained attention and working memory. An empirical study
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv García-Candau, Elena
Morales Márquez, Luis
Morales Castillo, Julia
author García-Candau, Elena
author_facet García-Candau, Elena
Morales Márquez, Luis
Morales Castillo, Julia
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Morales Castillo, Julia
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Working memory
Attention
Background music
Cognition
Emotion
topic Working memory
Attention
Background music
Cognition
Emotion
description Many people listen to music while performing tasks that require concentration, such as reading or studying, arguing it improves their performance. Although some studies suggest music benefits cognitive performance, the mechanisms are unclear. Listening to music evokes emotional responses, which may influence cognition. However, it's uncertain if music directly affects attention, improves memory through better attention, or the role of emotional responses. This study aims to determine if the emotional response to background music affects performance in attention and working memory tasks. A sample of 40 university students performed tasks including the Psychomotor Vigilance Task (PVT), Sustained Attention to Response Task (SART), N-back, and backward digit span. Half performed tasks with background music, the other half in silence. Participants completed the self-assessment manikin (SAM) test for valence and arousal before and after tasks. Results showed no significant differences between groups in any cognitive task. Moreover, music did not change participants' valence or arousal. It seems our music selection failed to induce the emotional responses necessary to modulate cognitive performance. Future research should explore how to effectively evoke emotional responses to music
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