NUI Galway study is seeking participants aged 60-85 years to
join an experimental study on the effects of listening to music
An ongoing ageing research project at NUI Galway is looking for additional participants to take part in the study. This study is part of a larger ongoing project at the University, which commenced in 2013, exploring the functions and effects of listening to music on the ageing brain with both younger and older adults.
The project is
now seeking participants aged 60-85 years to join an experimental study on the
effects of listening to music. Participants will spend two hours in a lab
carrying out a variety of verbal and numerical tasks while listening to music
and having their brain waves measured by electroencephalography (EEG).
Jenny Groarke, a musician and PhD student in the School
of Psychology at NUI Galway, said: “We will examine whether listening to music
improves emotional, social or cognitive functioning, which we hope can be used
to benefit older adults in the future.”
An important
factor in the current research is the role of choice in music listening. Almost
all previous studies on the effects of music have been carried out with
adolescents or young adults, and most researchers have chosen classical music
for participants to listen to. The researchers at NUI Galway have concluded the
first part of this study with 18-30 year-olds and noted some interesting age
differences in music choices.
Participants
are asked to choose music for a couple of different scenarios, while
socialising or working for example. Whatever the situation, it seems Ed Sheeran
is a popular choice, with 25% of the young adults in the study choosing at
least one of his hits. While younger people are tending to listen to their
favourite music regardless of the situation, older people are demonstrating
greater variety and sophistication when choosing music for different contexts.
The study will run until Christmas and those interested
in participating must complete the questionnaire of adaptive music listening
functions, and sign up for the experiment at www.sgiz.mobi/s3/AFML
Alternatively,
participants can request a paper version of the questionnaire by contacting
Jenny Groarke on jenny.groarke@gmail.com and for more information on participating in
the research visit www.adaptivefunctionsofmusic.com
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