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Modularity of music processing

Nat Neurosci. 2003 Jul;6(7):688-91. doi: 10.1038/nn1083.

Abstract

The music faculty is not a monolithic entity that a person either has or does not. Rather, it comprises a set of neurally isolable processing components, each having the potential to be specialized for music. Here we propose a functional architecture for music processing that captures the typical properties of modular organization. The model rests essentially on the analysis of music-related deficits in neurologically impaired individuals, but provides useful guidelines for exploring the music faculty in normal people, using methods such as neuroimaging.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Auditory Perception / physiology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Mental Processes / physiology*
  • Models, Psychological
  • Music*
  • Neural Pathways / physiology