Work

Auditory White Noise Enhances Cognitive Performance Under Certain Conditions: Examples from Visuo-Spatial Working Memory and Dichotic Listening Tasks

Year: 2009

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: This study examines when external auditive noise can enhance performance in a dichotic listening and a visuo-spatial working memory task. Noise is typically conceived of as being detrimental for cognitive performance; however, given the mechanism of stochastic resonance (SR), a certain amount of noise can benefit performance. In particular we predict that low performers will be aided by noise whereas high performers decline in performance during the same condition. Data from two experiments will be presented; participants were students at Stockholm University.

Source: KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)

Authors: Göran G. B. W. Söderlund, Ellen Marklund, Francisco Lacerda

Language: English

Topic: Noise Effects and Management

Subfield: Acoustics and Ultrasonics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2101386545

FWCI: 4.076

Cites: 19

Cited by: 12

Related to: 10