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Modulated neural processing of Western harmony in folk musicians

Tiina TupalaElvira BratticoEnrico GlereanEnrico GlereanMari TervaniemiMari Tervaniemi

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Cognitive Neurosciencemedia_common.quotation_subjectExperimental and Cognitive Psychology050105 experimental psychology03 medical and health sciencesP3a0302 clinical medicineDevelopmental NeurosciencePerception0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesLearning memoryBiological Psychiatrymedia_commonHarmony (color)Endocrine and Autonomic SystemsGeneral Neuroscience05 social sciencesNegativity effectNeuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyNeurologyNeural processingChord (music)Psychology030217 neurology & neurosurgeryRight anteriorCognitive psychology

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A chord deviating from the conventions of Western tonal music elicits an early right anterior negativity (ERAN) in inferofrontal brain regions. Here, we tested whether the ERAN is modulated by expertise in more than one music culture, as typical of folk musicians. Finnish folk musicians and nonmusicians participated in electroencephalography recordings. The cadences consisted of seven chords. In incongruous cadences, the third, fifth, or seventh chord was a Neapolitan. The ERAN to the Neapolitans was enhanced in folk musicians compared to nonmusicians. Folk musicians showed an enhanced P3a for the ending Neapolitan. The Neapolitan at the fifth position was perceived differently and elicited a late enhanced ERAN in folk musicians. Hence, expertise in more than one music culture seems to modify chord processing by enhancing the ERAN to ambivalent chords and the P3a to incongruous chords, and by altering their perceptual attributes.

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2013-05-09Psychophysiology
https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.12049