title: Cerebral localization of the center for reading and writing music.
abstract: The mechanisms that underlie the ability to read and write music remain largely unclear compared to those involved in reading and writing language. We had the extremely rare opportunity to study the cerebral localization of the center for reading and writing music in the case of a professional trombonist. During rehearsal immediately before a concert, he suffered a hemorrhage that was localized to the left angular gyrus, the area that has long been known as the center for the ability to read and write. Detailed tests revealed that he showed symptoms of alexia with agraphia for both musical scores and language.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Midorikawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kezuka
mesh_terms: D000381:Agraphia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001931:Brain Mapping; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004411:Dyslexia, Acquired / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009146:Music / Q000523:psychology*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010296:Parietal Lobe / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology