Rafael Román-Caballero
Biographic Data
| ID | 4601524 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rafael Román-Caballero |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rafael |
| FAMILY NAME | Román-Caballero |
| SIGNATURE | ROMÁN-CABALLERO R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Granada |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0943-6217 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Common Evidence, Multiple Interpretations
The multilab registered report by Grassi et al. represents the largest collaborative effort to date to estimate differences in short-term memory between musicians and nonmusicians, testing 1,200 participants across 33 units in 15 countries in an a priori registered design that adhered to open-science practices. Beyond providing precise effect-size estimates, the project exposed substantial diversity in how experts interpret the same data set, par…
When arrows behave like eyes
The Reversed Congruency Effect (RCE) typically observed with gaze targets has been rarely demonstrated with non-social stimuli like arrows targets. In a novel approach, we conducted two pre-registered experiments to investigate whether the RCE can be elicited using non-social stimuli (arrows) when directional information is visually masked. Participants performed a spatial Stroop task with arrows varying in perceptual complexity due to overlappin…
Attention and vigilance advantages related to formal musical training across childhood, adolescence and young adulthood
Attention and vigilance are fundamental cognitive abilities that develop throughout childhood and adolescence and have been associated with cognitively demanding activities such as formal musical training. This cross‐sectional study examined whether individuals engaged in long‐term musical training show superior attention and vigilance compared with matched controls without such training. Participants ( N = 268; ages 8–34 years) were drawn from t…
Relative age effect in formal musical training
Access to musical training depends on various factors, such as socioeconomic status and musical background of families, and the child's interest in learning music (related to their openness to experience). In the present study, we show an additional source of selection bias that has gone unnoticed: the relative age of children within the same cohort, when a selection process is implemented. The consequences of this grouping are known as the relat…
Reassessing the cognitive benefits of physical activity
Recent reviews and meta-analyses suggest the cognitive benefits of physical exercise observed in primary studies may be inflated due to multiple sources of bias, including selection bias, placebo effects, regression to the mean, and publication bias. When these biases are accounted for, the evidence for the purported enhancements has been shown to be inconclusive. The recent meta-analysis by Mavilidi et al. (2025) makes a relevant contribution by…
Influence of rhythmic contexts on perception
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An umbrella review of randomized control trials on the effects of physical exercise on cognition
Attentional networks functioning and vigilance in expert musicians and non-musicians
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Attentional networks functioning and vigilance in expert musicians and non-musicians
An umbrella review of randomized control trials on the effects of physical exercise on cognition
Influence of rhythmic contexts on perception
Reply to
Relative age effect in formal musical training
Access to musical training depends on various factors, such as socioeconomic status and musical background of families, and the child's interest in learning music (related to their openness to experience). In the present study, we show an additional source of selection bias that has gone unnoticed: the relative age of children within the same cohort, when a selection process is implemented. The consequences of this grouping are known as the relat…
Reassessing the cognitive benefits of physical activity
Recent reviews and meta-analyses suggest the cognitive benefits of physical exercise observed in primary studies may be inflated due to multiple sources of bias, including selection bias, placebo effects, regression to the mean, and publication bias. When these biases are accounted for, the evidence for the purported enhancements has been shown to be inconclusive. The recent meta-analysis by Mavilidi et al. (2025) makes a relevant contribution by…
Common Evidence, Multiple Interpretations
The multilab registered report by Grassi et al. represents the largest collaborative effort to date to estimate differences in short-term memory between musicians and nonmusicians, testing 1,200 participants across 33 units in 15 countries in an a priori registered design that adhered to open-science practices. Beyond providing precise effect-size estimates, the project exposed substantial diversity in how experts interpret the same data set, par…
When arrows behave like eyes
The Reversed Congruency Effect (RCE) typically observed with gaze targets has been rarely demonstrated with non-social stimuli like arrows targets. In a novel approach, we conducted two pre-registered experiments to investigate whether the RCE can be elicited using non-social stimuli (arrows) when directional information is visually masked. Participants performed a spatial Stroop task with arrows varying in perceptual complexity due to overlappin…
Attention and vigilance advantages related to formal musical training across childhood, adolescence and young adulthood
Attention and vigilance are fundamental cognitive abilities that develop throughout childhood and adolescence and have been associated with cognitively demanding activities such as formal musical training. This cross‐sectional study examined whether individuals engaged in long‐term musical training show superior attention and vigilance compared with matched controls without such training. Participants ( N = 268; ages 8–34 years) were drawn from t…
Cognition (5 works) · Neuroscience and Music Perception (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Cognitive psychology (3 works) · Diverse Music Education Insights (3 works) · Neuroscience (3 works) · Perception (3 works) · Arousal (2 works) · Attentional control (2 works) · Cognitive Abilities and Testing (2 works)