title: Effects of musical tempi on visual attention ERPs.
abstract: The purpose of this work was to examine whether fast and slow musical tempi have different effects on selective attention evaluated through ERPs and task performance. A high demanding visual selective attention task was performed by the subjects: without music (BL) and with Bach's music in slow (ST) and fast tempi (FT). Difference waves were obtained substracting non-target from target. FT caused a reduction in reaction time and N2d and P3d latencies and in P3d amplitude. N2d latency was longer in ST than BL and FT. Music played in FT induced a faster stimuli evaluation and response than ST.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Neurociencias de la Universidad de Guadalajara Guadalajara, México.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Amezcua
authors.forename: Miguel Angel
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Guevara
authors.forename: Julieta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ramos-Loyo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005074:Evoked Potentials, Visual / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009146:Music; D011930:Reaction Time