Generative AI technology for human-assisted tools has made great strides in recent years,and studying the impact of this technology on students'compositional abilities plays an important role in promoting changes ...Generative AI technology for human-assisted tools has made great strides in recent years,and studying the impact of this technology on students'compositional abilities plays an important role in promoting changes in music education.Previous studies have focused on the performance of music composition software itself in terms of composition,with less consideration given to the impact of creators'compositional ability after using assistive composition tools.Thus,this paper designs a controlled experiment to investigate the changes in students'compositional ability before and after using AI composition tools.This paper finds that students'compositional abilities in all areas of composition improved to varying degrees after using AI composition tools.This paper compares the differences in compositional abilities of students with and without the education of AI composition tools,which has practical implications for vigorously promoting the adoption of AI composition tools in university music education teaching.展开更多
Objective:To provide an overview of the current available music assessment tools after cochlear implantation(Cl);to report on the utilization of music assessments in the literature;to propose potential future directio...Objective:To provide an overview of the current available music assessment tools after cochlear implantation(Cl);to report on the utilization of music assessments in the literature;to propose potential future directions in music assessment after Cl.Methods:A thorough search was performed in PubMed,Embase,and The Cochrane Library through October 31,2020.MeSH search terms,keywords,and phrases included“fcochlear implant,”“fcochlear prosthesis,”“auditory prosthesis,”“music,”“music assessment,”“music questionnaire,”“music perception,”“musk enjoyment,and,fmusic experience.”Potentially relevant studies were reviewed for inclusion,with particular focus on assessments developed specifically for the cochlear implant population and intended for widespread use.Results/conclusions:Six hundred and forty-three studies were screened for relevance to assessment of music experience among cochlear implantees.Eighty-one studies ultimately met criteria for inclusion.There are multiple validated tools for assessment of music experience after cochlear implantation,each of which provide slightly differing insights into the patients1 subjective and/or objective post-activation experience.However,no single assessment tool has been adopted into widespread use and thus,much of the literature pertaining to this topic evaluates outcomes non-uniformly,including single-use assessments designed specifically for the study at hand.The lack of a widely accepted universal tool for assessment of music limits our collective understanding the contributory and mitigating factors applicable to current music experience of cochlear implantees,and limits our ability to uniformly evaluate the success of new implant technologies or music training paradigms.展开更多
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, affecting nearly 9.9 million new people every year. The disease provokes important memory and cognitive impairment, eventually causing individuals to forget th...Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, affecting nearly 9.9 million new people every year. The disease provokes important memory and cognitive impairment, eventually causing individuals to forget their loved ones and rendering them completely dependent on their caretakers. Alzheimer’s patients typically experience more negative emotions, such as frustration and apathy, than healthy older adults. There is currently no cure for the disease. Our research group explores how the integration of virtual reality (VR) and an EEG-based intelligent agent in music therapy can alleviate psychological and cognitive symptoms of the disease. We propose a theory explaining how, through activation of the brain reward system, music can reduce negative emotions, increase positive emotions and as a result increase performance on cognitive tasks. The results of our experimental study concord with our theory: emotional states of participants are improved, as per recorded through EEG, and performances on memory tasks show improvement following the intervention. We believe that the combination of EEG brain assessment, VR and music therapy is a promising method for emotional states and cognitive symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.展开更多
文摘Generative AI technology for human-assisted tools has made great strides in recent years,and studying the impact of this technology on students'compositional abilities plays an important role in promoting changes in music education.Previous studies have focused on the performance of music composition software itself in terms of composition,with less consideration given to the impact of creators'compositional ability after using assistive composition tools.Thus,this paper designs a controlled experiment to investigate the changes in students'compositional ability before and after using AI composition tools.This paper finds that students'compositional abilities in all areas of composition improved to varying degrees after using AI composition tools.This paper compares the differences in compositional abilities of students with and without the education of AI composition tools,which has practical implications for vigorously promoting the adoption of AI composition tools in university music education teaching.
文摘Objective:To provide an overview of the current available music assessment tools after cochlear implantation(Cl);to report on the utilization of music assessments in the literature;to propose potential future directions in music assessment after Cl.Methods:A thorough search was performed in PubMed,Embase,and The Cochrane Library through October 31,2020.MeSH search terms,keywords,and phrases included“fcochlear implant,”“fcochlear prosthesis,”“auditory prosthesis,”“music,”“music assessment,”“music questionnaire,”“music perception,”“musk enjoyment,and,fmusic experience.”Potentially relevant studies were reviewed for inclusion,with particular focus on assessments developed specifically for the cochlear implant population and intended for widespread use.Results/conclusions:Six hundred and forty-three studies were screened for relevance to assessment of music experience among cochlear implantees.Eighty-one studies ultimately met criteria for inclusion.There are multiple validated tools for assessment of music experience after cochlear implantation,each of which provide slightly differing insights into the patients1 subjective and/or objective post-activation experience.However,no single assessment tool has been adopted into widespread use and thus,much of the literature pertaining to this topic evaluates outcomes non-uniformly,including single-use assessments designed specifically for the study at hand.The lack of a widely accepted universal tool for assessment of music limits our collective understanding the contributory and mitigating factors applicable to current music experience of cochlear implantees,and limits our ability to uniformly evaluate the success of new implant technologies or music training paradigms.
文摘Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, affecting nearly 9.9 million new people every year. The disease provokes important memory and cognitive impairment, eventually causing individuals to forget their loved ones and rendering them completely dependent on their caretakers. Alzheimer’s patients typically experience more negative emotions, such as frustration and apathy, than healthy older adults. There is currently no cure for the disease. Our research group explores how the integration of virtual reality (VR) and an EEG-based intelligent agent in music therapy can alleviate psychological and cognitive symptoms of the disease. We propose a theory explaining how, through activation of the brain reward system, music can reduce negative emotions, increase positive emotions and as a result increase performance on cognitive tasks. The results of our experimental study concord with our theory: emotional states of participants are improved, as per recorded through EEG, and performances on memory tasks show improvement following the intervention. We believe that the combination of EEG brain assessment, VR and music therapy is a promising method for emotional states and cognitive symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.
