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      Auditory pitch imagery and its relationship to musical synchronization.

      Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
      Humans, Imagination, physiology, Learning, Music, Pitch Perception

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          Musical ensemble performance requires precise coordination of action. To play in synchrony, ensemble musicians presumably anticipate the sounds that will be produced by their co-performers. These predictions may be based on auditory images in working memory. This study examined the contribution of auditory imagery abilities to sensorimotor synchronization (SMS) in 20 musicians. The acuity of single-tone pitch images was measured by an adjustment method and by adaptive threshold estimation. Different types of finger tapping tasks were administered to assess SMS. Auditory imagery and SMS abilities were found to be positively correlated with one another and with musical experience.

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          19673794
          10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04785.x

          Chemistry
          Humans,Imagination,physiology,Learning,Music,Pitch Perception
          Chemistry
          Humans, Imagination, physiology, Learning, Music, Pitch Perception

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