All Outputs (4)

The effects of dual-task interference in predicting turn-ends in speech and music (2021)
Journal Article
Fisher, N. K., Hadley, L. V., Corps, R. E., & Pickering, M. J. (2021). The effects of dual-task interference in predicting turn-ends in speech and music. Brain Research, 1768, Article 147571. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2021.147571

Determining when a partner’s spoken or musical turn will end requires well-honed predictive abilities. Evidence suggests that our motor systems are activated during perception of both speech and music, and it has been argued that motor simulation is... Read More about The effects of dual-task interference in predicting turn-ends in speech and music.

Listeners are better at predicting speakers similar to themselves (2020)
Journal Article
Hadley, L. V., Fisher, N. K., & Pickering, M. J. (2020). Listeners are better at predicting speakers similar to themselves. Acta psychologica, 208, Article 103094. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2020.103094

Although it takes several hundred milliseconds to prepare a spoken contribution, gaps between turns in conversation tend to be much shorter. To produce these short gaps, it appears that interlocutors predict the end of their partner's turn. The theor... Read More about Listeners are better at predicting speakers similar to themselves.

Is Turn Prediction Accuracy across Language and Music and the Idiosyncrasies of one’s own Experience? (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fisher, N., Hadley, L., & Pickering, M. (2019, August). Is Turn Prediction Accuracy across Language and Music and the Idiosyncrasies of one’s own Experience?. Paper presented at 2019 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Music Perception and Cognition, New York, US

An investigation into the benefits of musical training on cognitive control and emotional processing abilities (2018)
Thesis
Fisher, N. (2018). An investigation into the benefits of musical training on cognitive control and emotional processing abilities. (Thesis). University of St Andrews

Evidence suggests that engagement in musical activity may confer cognitive control advantages though it is not clear why this may be. Here it was explored why such advantages may be observed, exploring a potential underlying mechanism which may be re... Read More about An investigation into the benefits of musical training on cognitive control and emotional processing abilities.