title: The absolute pitch mind continues to reveal itself.
abstract: Absolute pitch has proved useful as an alternative perspective from which to investigate various cognitive faculties. A new functional magnetic resonance imaging study published recently in BMC Neuroscience adds new data to the ongoing debate concerning the neural underpinnings of this unusual ability.
authors.affiliation: Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University, 3801 University Street, Montréal, Québec, H3A 2B4 Canada. patrick@bic.mni.mcgill.ca
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bermudez
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Zatorre
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D001931:Brain Mapping; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009146:Music; D010897:Pitch Discrimination