title: What does it mean to be musical?
abstract: Music can be seen as a model system for understanding gene × environment interactions and how these can influence neurocognitive development. The concept of musicality, however, is underspecified and not well understood. Here, I propose a framework for defining musicality to provide a foundation for studying the contributions of biological and environmental factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology and Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, McGill University, 1205 Avenue Dr. Penfield, Montreal QC H3A 1B1, Canada. dlevitin@psych.mcgill.ca
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Levitin
mesh_terms: D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D001931:Brain Mapping; D003071:Cognition; D004777:Environment; D005823:Genetics; D006801:Humans; D009146:Music; D010641:Phenotype