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Presentation 2026-03-16 13:00
The Effects of Familiar and Unfamiliar Musics on Concentration During Works
Koichiro Furuta, Kenzi Moriya, Yoshiko Maruyama (NIT) NC2025-94
Abstract (in Japanese) (See Japanese page) 
(in English) This study aimed to examine how prior listening experience (familiarity) with music affects concentration during a task. Participants performed single-digit arithmetic tasks (addition, subtraction, and multiplication) for one minute while their EEG was recorded from eight electrodes. Three auditory conditions were used: (A) silence, (B) unfamiliar music (an orchestral piece generated by AI), and (C) familiar music (music selected by the participant). Each condition was conducted three times. Stimuli were presented via the same pair of earphones worn in both ears, and the earphones were also worn during the silent condition. The volume was adjusted by each participant to a level they perceived as optimal.

For analysis, we focused on the temporal electrodes T7 and T8, and compared conditions using features extracted from the envelope of beta-band (13–30 Hz) activity. As a behavioral measure, accuracy (percentage of correct responses) was calculated. Statistical analyses were performed using the Friedman test and the Wilcoxon signed-rank test with Bonferroni correction. In preliminary results (n = 5), no statistically significant differences were found among conditions for either the beta-band indices or accuracy, although slight differences in the mean values were observed. Further verification will be conducted with a larger sample size.
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(in English) EEG / Beta band / Concentration / Music / Familiarity / Mental arithmetic task / /  
Reference Info. IEICE Tech. Rep., vol. 125, no. 413, NC2025-94, pp. 21-23, March 2026.
Paper # NC2025-94 
Date of Issue 2026-03-09 (NC) 
ISSN Online edition: ISSN 2432-6380
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Conference Information
Committee NC MBE  
Conference Date 2026-03-16 - 2026-03-18 
Place (in Japanese) (See Japanese page) 
Place (in English) The University of Tokyo 
Topics (in Japanese) (See Japanese page) 
Topics (in English) General 
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Conference Code 2026-03-NC-MBE 
Language Japanese 
Title (in Japanese) (See Japanese page) 
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Title (in English) The Effects of Familiar and Unfamiliar Musics on Concentration During Works 
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Keyword(1) EEG  
Keyword(2) Beta band  
Keyword(3) Concentration  
Keyword(4) Music  
Keyword(5) Familiarity  
Keyword(6) Mental arithmetic task  
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1st Author's Name Koichiro Furuta  
1st Author's Affiliation National Institute of Technology, Hakodate College (NIT)
2nd Author's Name Kenzi Moriya  
2nd Author's Affiliation National Institute of Technology, Hakodate College (NIT)
3rd Author's Name Yoshiko Maruyama  
3rd Author's Affiliation National Institute of Technology, Hakodate College (NIT)
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Date Time 2026-03-16 13:00:00 
Presentation Time 25 minutes 
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Paper # NC2025-94 
Volume (vol) vol.125 
Number (no) no.413 
Page pp.21-23 
#Pages 3 
Date of Issue 2026-03-09 (NC) 

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