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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychol.
Sec. Cognitive Science
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1392710

ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER AND PERFORMANCE-BASED AND SELF-REPORTED MUSIC COGNITION

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Mariana Treviño-Soto Mariana Treviño-Soto Santiago Gorozpe-Camargo Santiago Gorozpe-Camargo Álvaro Cejudo-Camarena Álvaro Cejudo-Camarena María Elena Fernández-Palacios María Elena Fernández-Palacios Ana Claudia Uzárraga-Andrade Ana Claudia Uzárraga-Andrade Ana Isabel Alamillo-Cuéllar Ana Isabel Alamillo-Cuéllar Aldebarán Toledo-Fernández Aldebarán Toledo-Fernández *
  • Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Anáhuac México Campus Norte, Huixquilucan, Estado de Mexico, Mexico

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    Background: There is evidence that major depressive disorder (MDD) comes with multiple cognitive impairments including deficits in perception and memory. Music cognition is one of the least explored cognitive functions in relation to MDD, with some studies pointing to mild amusic deficits. These findings, however, are derived only from performance-based tests. Our objectives were to explore differences in music perception and memory between individuals with MDD and a control group, in both performance test and self-report of amusic dysfunction, and to assess the correlation between these measures. Method: We recruited 62 participants, including MDD individuals (n=34) diagnosed with the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview and controls (n=18). All the participants were evaluated with the Montreal Battery for Evaluation of Amusia (MBEA) and the Amusic Dysfunction Inventory (ADI). Results: None of the assessed dimensions from the MBEA or the ADI showed statistical differences between groups. Some significant associations were found between ADI's Vocal Production and the MBEA's three tests of the melodic dimension (Scale, Contour and Interval) and between MBEA's Scale and Memory, Meter and ADI's Melodic Perception, and tests of Memory from each respective instrument. Conclusion: Results suggest that perception and memory of basic music stimuli are not among the cognitive deficits within MDD, however, they may be indirectly affected by other cognitive phenomena common to this psychopathology, such as poor sustained concentration due to mental fatigue.

    Keywords: Depression, music cognition, Amusia, Perception, Memory

    Received: 11 Apr 2024; Accepted: 24 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Treviño-Soto, Gorozpe-Camargo, Cejudo-Camarena, Fernández-Palacios, Uzárraga-Andrade, Alamillo-Cuéllar and Toledo-Fernández. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Aldebarán Toledo-Fernández, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Anáhuac México Campus Norte, Huixquilucan, 52786, Estado de Mexico, Mexico

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