Music-space associations are grounded, embodied and situated: examination of cello experts and non-musicians in a standard tone discrimination task

摘要: In recent research, a systematic association of musical pitch with space has been described in the so-called Spatial-Pitch-Association-of-Response Codes-effect (SPARC). Typically, high is associated upper/right and low lower/left space. However, theoretical classification these associations regarding their experiential sources difficult. Therefore, we applied framework numerical cognition classifying similar Space-Associated Response Codes (SARC) effects according to groundedness, embodiedness situatedness. We tested attributes group non-musicians highly skilled cello players playing tones lower hand positions (i.e., reverse SPARC alignment) standard context piano reversed cello. The results showed that grounded, general. for player also situated embodied. conclude situatedness provide general characteristics mapping cognitive representations