Congenital amusia: all the songs sound the same.
Recent evidence from individuals born with a profound musical impairment suggests that the ability to process pitch information is normally present from birth. This finding supports the idea that the perception and appreciation of music, both of which critically depend on pitch processing, have a biological basis in the brain.
Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Alexandra House, 17 Queen Square, London WC1N 3AR, UK. l.stewart@ucl.ac.uk
Lauren
L
Stewart
Vincent
V
Walsh
D001304:Auditory Diseases, Central / Q000151:congenital*; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009146:Music; D010898:Pitch Perception / Q000502:physiology