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Acoustic regularities in infant-directed speech and song across cultures
Hilton C, Moser C, Bertolo M, Lee-Rubin H, Amir D, Bainbridge C, Simson J, Knox D, Glowacki L, Alemu E, Galbarczyk A, Jasienska G, Ross C, Neff M, Martin A, Cirelli L, Trehub S, Song J, Kim M, Schachner A, Vardy T, Atkinson Q, Salenius A, Andelin J, Antfolk J, Madhivanan P, Siddaiah A, Placek C, Salali G, Keestra S, Singh M, Collins S, Patton J, Scaff C, Stieglitz J, Cutipa S, Moya C, Sagar R, Anyawire M, Mabulla A, Wood B, Krasnow M, Mehr S. Acoustic regularities in infant-directed speech and song across cultures. Nature Human Behaviour 2022, 6: 1545-1556. PMID: 35851843, PMCID: PMC10101735, DOI: 10.1038/s41562-022-01410-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcoustic featuresAdult-directed speechInfant-directed speechEnglish language websitesRecordings of infantsLinguistic relatednessAcoustic regularitiesListeners' sensitivityHuman communicationPsychological functionsAcoustic differencesSmall-scale societiesSongsSpeechAcoustic profilesCultureVocalizationsCommunicationLanguagePeopleListenersVocalizerMusicSocietyCommon setInfants relax in response to unfamiliar foreign lullabies
Bainbridge C, Bertolo M, Youngers J, Atwood S, Yurdum L, Simson J, Lopez K, Xing F, Martin A, Mehr S. Infants relax in response to unfamiliar foreign lullabies. Nature Human Behaviour 2020, 5: 256-264. PMID: 33077883, PMCID: PMC8220405, DOI: 10.1038/s41562-020-00963-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMusical experienceMusical featuresListener experienceLullabiesAcoustic formForeign societiesFussy infantAdult listenersHuman mindDifferent culturesElectrodermal activitySongsBehavioral functionsInfant's parentsExperienceParentsMusicListenersPupillometryCultureInfantsMindFirst yearSocietyUS infants
2020
Cross-Cultural Work in Music CognitionChallenges, Insights, and Recommendations
Jacoby N, Margulis E, Clayton M, Hannon E, Honing H, Iversen J, Klein T, Mehr S, Pearson L, Peretz I, Perlman M, Polak R, Ravignani A, Savage P, Steingo G, Stevens C, Trainor L, Trehub S, Veal M, Wald-Fuhrmann M. Cross-Cultural Work in Music CognitionChallenges, Insights, and Recommendations. Music Perception An Interdisciplinary Journal 2020, 37: 185-195. PMID: 36936548, PMCID: PMC10019032, DOI: 10.1525/mp.2020.37.3.185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychology of musicCross-cultural approachCross-cultural workWestern musicWestern participantsCross-cultural researchMusicDisciplinary backgroundsDifferent disciplinary backgroundsFoundational questionsWorkPaper surveysCultureConcrete recommendationsCollaborationEthicsPsychologyTerminologyPeopleEmpirical methodsQuestionsCurrent state
2017
Parent-offspring conflict and the evolution of infant-directed song
Mehr S, Krasnow M. Parent-offspring conflict and the evolution of infant-directed song. Evolution And Human Behavior 2017, 38: 674-684. DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2016.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original Research