Nicola Mammarella1, Beth Fairfield, Cesare Cornoldi. 1. Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Chieti G.D'Annunzio and Università Telematica L. Da Vinci, Chieti, Italy. n.mammarella@unich.it
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Controversial evidence suggests that music can enhance cognitive performance. In the present study, we examined whether listening to an excerpt of Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" had a positive effect on older adults' cognitive performance in two working memory tasks. METHODS: With a repeated-measures design, older adults were presented with the forward version of the digit span and phonemic fluency in classical music, white-noise and no-music conditions. RESULTS: Classical music significantly increased working memory performance compared with the no-music condition. In addition, this effect did not occur with white noise. CONCLUSION: The authors discuss this finding in terms of the arousal-and-mood hypothesis and the role of working memory resources in aging.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Controversial evidence suggests that music can enhance cognitive performance. In the present study, we examined whether listening to an excerpt of Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" had a positive effect on older adults' cognitive performance in two working memory tasks. METHODS: With a repeated-measures design, older adults were presented with the forward version of the digit span and phonemic fluency in classical music, white-noise and no-music conditions. RESULTS: Classical music significantly increased working memory performance compared with the no-music condition. In addition, this effect did not occur with white noise. CONCLUSION: The authors discuss this finding in terms of the arousal-and-mood hypothesis and the role of working memory resources in aging.
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