Conceptual priming studies have shown that listening to musical primes triggers semantic activation. The present study further investigated with a free semantic evocation task, 1) how rhythmic vs. textural structures affect the amount of words evoked after a musical sequence, and 2) whether both features also affect the content of the semantic activation. Rhythmic sequences were composed of various percussion sounds with a strong underlying beat and metrical structure. Textural sound sequences consisted of blended timbres and sound sources evolving over time without identifiable pulse. Participants were asked to verbalize the concepts evoked by the musical sequences. We measured the number of words and lemmas produced after having listened to musical sequences of each condition, and we analyzed whether specific concepts were associated with each sequence type. Results showed that more words and lemmas were produced for textural sound sequences than for rhythmic sequences and that some concepts were specifically associated with each musical condition. Our findings suggest that listening to musical excerpts emphasizing different features influences semantic activation in different ways and extent. This might possibly be instantiated via cognitive mechanisms triggered by the acoustic characteristics of the excerpts as well as the perceived emotions.

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规则节奏与纹理声音序列对语义和概念处理的影响

概念启动研究表明，聆听音乐启动会触发语义激活。本研究通过自由语义唤起任务进一步调查，1）节奏与结构结构如何影响音乐序列后唤起的单词数量，以及 2）这两个特征是否也影响语义激活的内容。节奏序列由各种打击乐声音组成，具有强烈的潜在节拍和韵律结构。纹理声音序列由混合音色和声源组成，随着时间的推移而演变，没有可识别的脉冲。参与者被要求用语言表达音乐序列唤起的概念。我们测量了听完每个条件的音乐序列后产生的单词和词条的数量，我们分析了特定概念是否与每种序列类型相关联。结果表明，与有节奏的序列相比，针对结构声音序列产生了更多的单词和词条，并且某些概念与每种音乐条件特别相关。我们的研究结果表明，听强调不同特征的音乐片段会以不同的方式和程度影响语义激活。这可能通过由摘录的声学特征以及感知到的情绪触发的认知机制来实例化。我们的研究结果表明，听强调不同特征的音乐片段会以不同的方式和程度影响语义激活。这可能通过由摘录的声学特征以及感知到的情绪触发的认知机制来实例化。我们的研究结果表明，听强调不同特征的音乐片段会以不同的方式和程度影响语义激活。这可能通过由摘录的声学特征以及感知到的情绪触发的认知机制来实例化。