BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251121T014706EST-7048dn3Noi@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20251121T064706Z DESCRIPTION:Abstract: Although evidence suggests that music and language p erception may be dissociable\, there are also data demonstrating a relatio n between musical skills and the processing of lexical tones. Music conser vatory students\, unfamiliar with tonal languages\, have demonstrated high er accuracy in identifying\, discriminating\, and imitating the four lexic al tones of Mandarin Chinese\, as compared to university students who had not received conservatory training. The nature of this advantage has not b een fully explored\, but it appears to be maintained after some training i n tone discrimination. This “musician advantage” may also extend to learni ng other unfamiliar phonetic contrasts (e.g.\, vowels and consonants). Stu dies are proposed to test the advantage in cross-language perception of pr osodic cues (important for speech segmentation and stress perception) and talker identification. Bio: Dr. Gottfried is a Professor of Psychology at Lawrence University in Wisconsin. His research interests include:      Second language learning and the perception and production of speech\;     Effect of musical training on speech perception and production\;     Effect of vocal instruction on acoustics of the singing voice\;     Infl uence of literary form on comprehension and memory\;     Characteristics of autobiographical memory seen in literary memoir DTSTART:20140213T210000Z DTEND:20140213T220000Z LOCATION:CA\, BRAMS Laboratory\, BRAMS - 0120\n 1430 boul Mont Royal\, Mont real\, Québec H2V 4P3 Canada\n \n Map SUMMARY:How might musical experience affect speech processing? Relation of musical skills to speech perception and speaker recognition URL:/channels-contribute/channels/event/how-might-musi cal-experience-affect-speech-processing-relation-musical-skills-speech- END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR