Abstract
Progress in neuroscience of music with children engagement has significantly increased knowledge of neural insights in current trends of learning. However, studies about music participation between myelination and synaptogenesis are hard to find in the literature. Also, interest in neuroscientific study of music is hard to find in Africa (Ghana). The objective of this study is to investigate brain responses to music stimuli among school children. The study was conducted within the framework of neurodevelopmental stage theory. With a random sample (N=100), a Student T-test and hypothesis testing were conducted. Data for the study were collected using the EmotivEPOC+ EEG and EmotivPRO interface. Results indicate significant difference between brain responses to music at the myelination stage (M = 4193.27, SD = 47.75) and synaptogenesis stage (M = 4170.80, SD = 36.48) conditions; t (98) = 2.64, p = 0.010) to imply that children at different stages have different brain responses when engaged in music participation.
Presenters
Wise WunuGraduate Assistant, African Studies Department and Music Department, Centre for African and International Studies, University of Cape Coast, Ghana Maurita Murphy Marx
Professor, Emeritus, Music, University of Iowa, Iowa, United States
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
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KEYWORDS
NEUROSCIENCE OF MUSIC, MUSIC PARTICIPATION, NEURAL CORRELATES, MYELINATION, SYNAPTOGENESIS
