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Cochlear implant users move in time to the beat of drum music.
Petri ToiviainenChristine TurgeonIsabelle PeretzNathalie GosselinJessica Phillips-silverFranco Leporesubject
MalePeriodicityTime Factorsmedicine.medical_treatmentMusicalAudiology0302 clinical medicineCochlear implantEarly childhoodPitch Perceptionta515media_commoneducation.field_of_study05 social sciencesMiddle AgedCochlear ImplantationhumanitiesSensory SystemsFeelingta6131Audiometry Pure-ToneFemalePsychologyAdultmedicine.medical_specialtymedia_common.quotation_subjectPopulationMotor Activitybehavioral disciplines and activities050105 experimental psychology03 medical and health sciencesYoung AdultRhythmotorhinolaryngologic diseasesmedicineHumans0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesCochlear implant usersDancingeducationAgedAuditory ThresholdEntrainment (biomusicology)beat of drum musicCochlear ImplantsPersons With Hearing ImpairmentsAcoustic Stimulationhuman activitiesBeat (music)030217 neurology & neurosurgeryMusicdescription
Cochlear implant users show a profile of residual, yet poorly understood, musical abilities. An ability that has received little to no attention in this population is entrainment to a musical beat. We show for the first time that a heterogeneous group of cochlear implant users is able to find the beat and move their bodies in time to Latin Merengue music, especially when the music is presented in unpitched drum tones. These findings not only reveal a hidden capacity for feeling musical rhythm through the body in the deaf and hearing impaired population, but illuminate promising avenues for designing early childhood musical training that can engage implanted children in social musical activities with benefits potentially extending to non-musical domains.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-01 | Hearing research |