Investigating the Influence of Auditory Condition on Finger Tapping and Cognitive-Motor Dual Tasks

This study explores the intricate connections between music, movement, and cognition by exploring the effect of auditory cue on motor and cognitive performance in fifty healthy participants between 18-39 years (females n=38). Employing a within-subjects design, participants engaged in tapping tasks under various auditory conditions, including metronome, experimenter-selected, and subject-selected musical tracks, in both single and dual-task scenarios. Objective measures of tapping timing consistency and force, alongside subjective ratings of induced arousal, induced emotional valence, familiarity, and likeness were examined. Two multilevel models were built to assess subjective ratings and/or musical condition as predictors of tapping force, consistency and 2-back performance. Significance was set at p<.05 (∝=.05). Higher ratings of emotional valence, arousal, familiarity, and liking were not found to predict higher tapping force and consistency. A repeated measures ANOVA...Show moreThis study explores the intricate connections between music, movement, and cognition by exploring the effect of auditory cue on motor and cognitive performance in fifty healthy participants between 18-39 years (females n=38). Employing a within-subjects design, participants engaged in tapping tasks under various auditory conditions, including metronome, experimenter-selected, and subject-selected musical tracks, in both single and dual-task scenarios. Objective measures of tapping timing consistency and force, alongside subjective ratings of induced arousal, induced emotional valence, familiarity, and likeness were examined. Two multilevel models were built to assess subjective ratings and/or musical condition as predictors of tapping force, consistency and 2-back performance. Significance was set at p<.05 (∝=.05). Higher ratings of emotional valence, arousal, familiarity, and liking were not found to predict higher tapping force and consistency. A repeated measures ANOVA investigated differences in tapping force and timing consistency between the three auditory conditions, however no significant difference was found for force (F(2, 123) = 0.004, p =.99) or timing consistency (F(2, 121) = 2.813, p = .06). Contrary to expectations, the metronome was found to be the only predictor of working memory (estimate = 4.92, SE = 0.63, p = .001, 95% CI = 3.69, 6.15). No significant difference was found between auditory conditions when compared in an ANOVA (experimenter-selected tracks = (t(56.89) = 1.28, p = 0.2, 95% CI = -0.78, 3.53); subjectselected tracks = (t(53.42) = , p = 0.17, 95% CI = -0.66, 3.58). Findings underscore the potential implications of auditory cues for cognitive tasks, challenging previous assumptions. By addressing gaps in existing literature and exploring the role of force in music-cued tapping, this study contributes to our understanding of human behaviour and cognition. Ultimately, these insights may inform the development of interventions aimed at optimizing performance across diverse cognitive tasks and populations.Show less

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