Long-term memory for pitch in six-month-old infants.
We examined 6-month-old infants' long-term memory representations for the pitch of familiar melodies. Infants remembered the relative pitch of the melodies, but the absolute pitch was either not remembered or not a particularly salient attribute.
Plantinga
Judy
J
Psychology Department, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada.
Trainor
Laurel J
LJ
D000367:Age Factors; D001921:Brain / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010898:Pitch Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D021641:Recognition, Psychology / Q000502:physiology*