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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Vuvan DT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5940714 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20180508 1
The mental representation of pitch structure (tonal knowledge) is a core component of musical experience and is learned implicitly through exposure to music. One theory of congenital amusia (tone deafness) posits that conscious access to tonal knowledge is disrupted, leading to a severe deficit of music cognition. We tested this idea by providing random performance feedback to neurotypical listeners while they listened to melodies for tonal incongruities and had their electrical brain activity m ...[more]