The speed of our mental soundtracks: Tracking the tempo of involuntary musical imagery in everyday life
Jakubowski, Farrugia, Halpern, Sankarpandi and Stewart, Memory & Cognition 43(8), 2015, 1229-1242. 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.
Jakubowski, Farrugia, Halpern, Sankarpandi and Stewart, Memory & Cognition 43(8), 2015, 1229-1242. 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.
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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. doi:10.3758/s13421-015-0531-5 https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-015-0531-5