Nicolas Farrugia

Nicolas Farrugia

Nicolas Farrugia is a researcher and co-author of the 2015 tempo study.

Who they are

The work of Nicolas Farrugia reaches this site through the paper listed below. The name is tied to Involuntary Musical Imagery.

Key papers

Jakubowski, K., Farrugia, N., Halpern, A. R., Sankarpandi, S. K., & Stewart, L. (2015). The speed of our mental soundtracks: Tracking the tempo of involuntary musical imagery in everyday life. Memory & Cognition, 43(8), 1229-1242. What it reports: Over four days participants tapped the beat of mental music using a wrist-worn accelerometer and kept a diary. Recalled music largely accurate; tempo tracked earlier findings on voluntary imagery; higher subjective arousal linked to faster tempo.

Key ideas

Involuntary Musical Imagery: A tune that replays in the mind without being called up, commonly known as an earworm.

Sources

  1. Jakubowski, K., Farrugia, N., Halpern, A. R., Sankarpandi, S. K., & Stewart, L. (2015). The speed of our mental soundtracks: Tracking the tempo of involuntary musical imagery in everyday life. Memory & Cognition, 43(8), 1229-1242.