Children learn music while sleeping

Early detection and treatment of children's hearing problems and the ability to score scores in music are two different potential outcomes of some studies.

Until now we know very little about human awareness when we were born.

Although the perception of adults has been deeply studied, the cognitive path of the infant brain remains a mystery.

That unknown is finally explained in part by the EU-funded EmCAP research project involving both neuroscientists and music technology experts.

Taking brain of sleeping babies

In experiments, sleeping babies are taking brain scans - a technique used to determine brain activity using electrodes placed on the scalp.

The babies are then allowed to listen to music, more precisely just a simple sequence of musical notes, to determine the type of sensitive model for the child at the same time to determine whether the child can predict the note will appear next based on previous notes.

Denham explained: 'Babies will hear different sound sequences, or else they are different instruments but all at the same height. Sometimes we turn on a different high-pitched sound and look at the brain shot to check whether the baby can have a differentiated reaction to this lost sound. ' Other tests were also conducted to determine the child's sensitivity to rhythmic melodic patterns.

Denham argues that while this technique has been used for years for adults to test the ability to detect pre-consciousness of unexpected events, it is rarely applied to babies. . Its great benefit is that it can be effective even when the body is not conscious. So even if the baby is sleeping, it is not a problem.

Rock from the crib

The results are surprising, it shows that babies have a low height feeling right from birth. This ability does not need to learn from experience as we previously thought. Experiments show that babies even feel the beat in music.

Currently, children can be found hearing problems while sleeping.(Photo: iStockphoto)

Denham said: 'The important thing is that we are born with a brain that always moves to look for models, it tells us when there is an unexpected event that we need to learn about it.' István Winkler, who conducts research on children, concludes that the above ability allows babies to learn about the environment as well as the important factors in it.

The discovery that the study offers can be used in the development of early detection imaging techniques along with treatments for cognitive-related hearing problems. Phototherapy is currently used simply to determine the degree of hearing difficulty in contrast to real cognitive nuances.

Denham said: 'Research is needed to determine the principle - and the extent to which changes from principles - to prevent misdiagnosis when the baby develops slowly.' But it is also necessary to detect defects at an early stage and treat them when the brain is still malleable.

New understanding of the ability to perceive music

The study also brings new insights into musical ability and brings practical benefits to participating music technology experts and projects.

Henkjan Honing said: 'What is still not clear is whether the musical ability is innate, instead of being brought about by the environment. It is clear that the ability of music is a special ability of man, passed down through generations as well as cultures'.

Although the ability to identify musical melodies appears from birth, musical perception develops throughout life. However, the perception of music is greatly influenced not only by professional knowledge of music but also by experience. According to Honing, 'listening to a certain line of music regularly allows listeners who do not need professional training to become experts in that music.

Computer simulated brain

The details that the experiment brings about the path that the brain inspects and its prediction makes it possible to develop a computer program that simulates these processes. EmCAP researchers have developed a species-like algorithm that is basically like a smart software that detects disturbances of elevations and melodies, music keys will soon be added to this list. .

Denham said: 'We have conducted simulations at two levels, the extent to which a competition with the function of the brain and cognition is modeled on a simplified path but still quite detailed; The degree of two changes is more to be applied more practically in the music processing system '.

The practical meaning of this research is the future development of an artificially perceived music system that can 'listen' to music and write down a piece of music that shows which instrument plays which note. Xavier Serra said that the next generation of music processing machines will be based on the simulation algorithm for music processing people.

Future projects are based on EmCAP, including a study conducted in March 2009 that uses sound to detect patterns of living organisms.