@inproceedings{5652f12edf064078ba6ed7882ae7c6d0,
title = "A State-space Investigation of Impact of Music on Cognitive Performance during a Working Memory Experiment",
abstract = "Stress has effects on productivity and performance. Poor stress management may lead to reduced productivity and performance. Non-invasive actuators such as music have the potential to effectively regulate stress. In this study, using a state-space approach, we obtain a performance state to investigate the performance during a working memory task while playing two different types of music in the background. In our experiments, participants performed a working memory task while listening to calming and vexing music of their choice. We utilize the binary correct/incorrect response and the continuous reaction time of the response from the participants to quantify the performance. The state-space quantification reveals that vexing music has a statistically significant positive impact on the obtained performance state. This indicates the feasibility of designing non-invasive closed-loop systems to regulate stress for maximizing performance and productivity.",
keywords = "Auditory Perception, Cognition, Humans, Memory, Short-Term, Music, Reaction Time",
author = "Amin, {Md Rafiul} and Maryam Tahir and Faghih, {Rose T.}",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 IEEE.; 43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2021 ; Conference date: 01-11-2021 Through 05-11-2021",
year = "2021",
doi = "10.1109/EMBC46164.2021.9629632",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "2021",
series = "Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "757--762",
booktitle = "43rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2021",
}