Evaluation ofmemory in children with and without musical training

• Main Authors: Ana Raquel de Oliveira, Jéssica Bruna Santana Silva, Thabita da Silva Sousa, Eveline Silva Holanda Lima, Emerson Diógenes de Medeiros, Paloma Cavalcante Bezerra de Medeiros
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2016-12-01
• Series: Interação em Psicologia
• Subjects: Crianças; música; memória; plasticidade cerebral; teste pictórico de memória
• Online Access: http://revistas.ufpr.br/psicologia/article/view/32489

This study aimed to evaluate the memory of children running musical activities. The subjects were 32 children, ranging from 7-1 2 year; 1 6 had music lessons (Experimental Condition, M = 9.81 , SD = 0.84) and the other 1 6 had not (control condition, M = 9.63; SD = 1 ,82). We used Pictorial Test of Memory (TEPIC-M) and a social-demographic questionnaire. Descriptive analyzes and t-Student test for independent samples were applied. Experimental condition presented higher mean rate (M = 11 .63, SD = 3.07) compared to control condition (M = 8, SD = 3.58), yielding a statistically significant difference between groups (t(22) = 3.07, p<0.05). Thus, it is suggested that musical performance can improve shortterm memory.