Musical hallucinations, musical imagery, and earworms: A new phenomenological survey

Moseley, Peter, Alderson-Day, Ben, Kumar, Sukhbinder and Fernyhough, Charles (2018) Musical hallucinations, musical imagery, and earworms: A new phenomenological survey. Consciousness and Cognition, 65. pp. 83-94. ISSN 1053-8100

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Abstract

Musical hallucinations (MH) account for a significant proportion of auditory hallucinations, but there is a relative lack of research into their phenomenology. In contrast, much research has focused on other forms of internally generated musical experience, such as earworms (involuntary and repetitive inner music), showing that they can vary in perceived control, repetitiveness, and in their effect on mood. We conducted a large online survey (N = 270), including 44 participants with MH, asking participants to rate imagery, earworms, or MH on several variables. MH were reported as occurring less frequently, with less controllability, less lyrical content, and lower familiarity, than other forms of inner music. MH were also less likely to be reported by participants with higher levels of musical expertise. The findings are outlined in relation to other forms of hallucinatory experience and inner music, and their implications for psychological models of hallucinations discussed.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Auditory hallucinations, Musical hallucinations, Earworms, Mental imagery, Phenomenology
Subjects: C800 Psychology
Department: Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Psychology
Depositing User: Elena Carlaw
Date Deposited: 03 Jan 2020 15:38
Last Modified: 31 Jul 2021 20:16
URI: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/41812

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