How do non-auditory senses contribute to rhythm perception?
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Queen Mary University, University of London, United Kingdom
Most research in rhythm perception has focussed on the dominance of auditory perception without addressing the effects of other modalities. Several studies have examined the links between auditory and visual rhythm perception (Rosenbusch & Gardner, 1986; Jancke et. al, 2000; McAuley & Henry, 2010; Grahn, 2012), finding that participants generally demonstrate poor visual beat perception. However, very little research has been carried out on how tactile, and visual stimuli which incorporates motion, influence rhythm perception.
This study will measure participants’ ability to discriminate rhythms via auditory, visual and haptic modalities, looking at unimodal, bimodal and multimodal conditions. The experiment is based on two previous studies, 'See what I hear? Beat perception in auditory and visual rhythms' (Grahn, 2012) and 'Rhythm perception through different modalities' (Kosonen and Raisamo, 2006), both of which reveal that there is a significant case for investigating non-auditory modalities and rhythm perception.
The results of this initial study will influence further research on the possibilities of using multimodal feedback to improve basic rhythm perception. The key aims of this wider research focus are to investigate how non-auditory senses contribute to rhythm perception, to examine the causes and effects of individual variation in rhythm abilities through understanding its correlates with other aspects of the individual (heart rate, cultural experience, musical training), and to explore whether, or how these abilities can be improved through considering multiple modalities.
References
Grahn, J. (2012) See what I hear? Beat perception in auditory and visual rhythms. Exp Brain Res. 2012 Jul;220(1):51-61
Kosonen, K. & Raisamo, R (2006) Rhythm perception through different modalities. In Proc. Eurohaptics 2006, 365-370
Keywords:
multimodal rhythm perception,
Auditory Perception,
Visual Perception,
haptic perception,
Cross-modal comparisons
Conference:
14th Rhythm Production and Perception Workshop Birmingham 11th - 13th September 2013, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 11 Sep - 13 Sep, 2013.
Presentation Type:
Poster Presentation
Topic:
Rhythm Production and Perception
Citation:
Cullen
C,
Hsu
A and
Wiggins
GA
(2013). How do non-auditory senses contribute to rhythm perception?.
Conference Abstract:
14th Rhythm Production and Perception Workshop Birmingham 11th - 13th September 2013.
doi: 10.3389/conf.fnhum.2013.214.00011
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Received:
25 Jul 2013;
Published Online:
24 Sep 2013.
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Correspondence:
Ms. Clare Cullen, Queen Mary University, University of London, London, United Kingdom, cc302@eecs.qmul.ac.uk