title: Modularity of music processing.
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.
authors.affiliation: University of Montreal, Box 6128, Succ. Centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada. Isabelle.Peretz@umontreal.ca
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Peretz
authors.forename: Max
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coltheart
mesh_terms: D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008606:Mental Processes / Q000502:physiology*; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009146:Music; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000502:physiology