Auditory short‐term memory (STM) is a fundamental ability to make sense of auditory
information as it unfolds over time. Whether separate STM systems exist for different types of …

The online processing of both music and language involves making predictions about
upcoming material, but the relationship between prediction in these two domains is not well …

Music training can improve cognitive functions. Previous studies have shown that children
and adults with music training demonstrate better verbal learning and memory performance …

Previous research suggests that individuals with a Vocal Pitch Imitation Deficit (VPID, aka
“poor-pitch singers”) experience less vivid auditory images than accurate imitators …

Individuals with high working memory (WM) capacity also tend to have better selective and
divided attention. Although both capacities are essential for skilled performance in many …

Vocal imitation guides both music and language development. Despite the developmental
significance of this behavior, a sizable minority of individuals are inaccurate at vocal pitch …

Recent advances in understanding visual working memory, the limited information held in
mind for use in ongoing processing, are extended here to examine auditory working memory …

Previous research has found that musicians with absolute pitch showed better cognitive
functions. Little is known, however, about how pitch identification (PI) ability is linked to …

Introduction The relationship between voice and auditory processing is complex and has
aroused increasing scientific interest in the last decades. Little is known about the …

Previous research has investigated the brain structure of musicians with absolute pitch (AP);
however, pitch identification (PI) ability also exists in nonmusicians. The current study …