Mobile version of the Battery for the Assessment of Auditory Sensorimotor and Timing Abilities (BAASTA): Implementation and adult norms

We present normative data obtained with this version of BAASTA from over 100 healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 87 years in a test-retest protocol. Moreover, we propose a new composite score to summarize beat-based rhythm capacities, the Beat Tracking Index (BTI), with close to excellent test-retest reliability. BTI derives from two BAASTA tests (beat alignment, paced tapping), and offers a swift and practical way of measuring rhythmic abilities when research imposes strong time constraints. This mobile BAASTA implementation is more inclusive and far-reaching, while opening new possibilities for reliable remote testing of rhythmic abilities by leveraging accessible and cost-efficient technologies.PMID:38459221 | DOI:10.3758/s13428-024-02363-x

Source: Behavior Research Methods - March 8, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Simone Dalla Bella Nicholas E V Foster Hugo Laflamme Agn ès Zagala Kadi Melissa Naeem Komeilipoor M élody Blais Simon Rigoulot Sonja A Kotz Source Type: research