Music training is generally assumed to improve perceptual and cognitive abilities. Although
correlational data highlight positive associations, experimental results are inconclusive …

Despite the ubiquity of musical activities, little is known about the specificity of their
association with executive functions. In this cross‐sectional study, we examined this …

Purpose: Amateur singing is a universal, accessible, and enjoyable musical activity that may
have positive impacts on human communication. However, evidence of an impact of singing …

This article reports on vowel clarity metrics based on spectrotemporal modulations of speech
signals. Motivated by previous findings on the relevance of modulation-based metrics for …

Healthy aging is associated with extensive changes in brain structure and physiology, with
impacts on cognition and communication. The “mental exercise hypothesis” proposes that …

The global ageing of populations calls for effective, ecologically valid methods to support
brain health across adult life. Previous evidence suggests that music can promote white …

This study aimed to investigate the effects of amateur choir experience on “forced-attention”
dichotic listening performance in older adults. Twenty older adults with choir experience and …

There is a growing need to develop ways of assessing cognitive functions remotely and
providing interventions using a web-based approach. The Ipsilon Test is a music-based …

Aging is associated with gradual decline in neurocognitive functions, which can cause
significant individual distress and greatly affect the normal daily functioning of older adults …