Singing ability after right and left sided brain damage. A research note.
Capacity to sing following brain damage was investigated in a series of 15 right sided and 15 left sided lesioned subjects and 15 normal control subjects. All subjects were asked to sing the same well-known song and performance was judged by independent expert musicians using criteria of ability to pitch the melody, accurately produce the rhythm, and overall quality of the production. There was a lack of support for differential effect of right and left cerebral damage on pitch and rhythm aspects of singing, but a generalized effect of brain damage was found.
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Department of Psychology, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001076:Aptitude; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009146:Music; D012016:Reference Values; D014831:Voice