Neural Mechanisms Underlying Musical Pitch Perception and Clinical Applications Including Developmental Dyslexia

Music production and perception invoke a complex set of cognitive functions that rely on the integration of sensorimotor, cognitive, and emotional pathways. Pitch is a fundamental perceptual attribute of sound and a building block for both music and speech. Although the cerebral processing of pitch...

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Published inCurrent neurology and neuroscience reports Vol. 15; no. 8; p. 51
Main Authors Yuskaitis, Christopher J., Parviz, Mahsa, Loui, Psyche, Wan, Catherine Y., Pearl, Phillip L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer US 01.08.2015
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Animals
Cognition
Comprehension
Dyslexia
Dyslexia - physiopathology
Harmony (Music)
Humans
Language
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Music
Neurology
Neurosciences
Pediatric Neurology (P Pearl
Pediatrics
Perceptions
Pitch Perception
Section Editor
Sound
Speech
Topical Collection on Pediatric Neurology
United States > US
Pitch
Dyslexia
Congenital amusia
Tone deaf
Music
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Summary:Music production and perception invoke a complex set of cognitive functions that rely on the integration of sensorimotor, cognitive, and emotional pathways. Pitch is a fundamental perceptual attribute of sound and a building block for both music and speech. Although the cerebral processing of pitch is not completely understood, recent advances in imaging and electrophysiology have provided insight into the functional and anatomical pathways of pitch processing. This review examines the current understanding of pitch processing and behavioral and neural variations that give rise to difficulties in pitch processing, and potential applications of music education for language processing disorders such as dyslexia.
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ISSN:1528-4042
1534-6293
DOI:10.1007/s11910-015-0574-9