Music-selective neural populations arise without musical training
Dana Boebinger, Sam Norman-Haignere, Josh H. McDermott, Nancy Kanwisher
Abstract
We show that music-selective neural populations are clearly present in people without musical training, demonstrating that they are a fundamental and widespread property of the human brain. Additionally, we show music-selective neural populations respond strongly to music from unfamiliar genres as well as music with rhythm but little pitch information, suggesting that they are broadly responsive to music as a whole.
Topics & Concepts
PsychologyMusicalNeuroscienceCommunicationCognitive psychologySpeech recognitionComputer scienceArtVisual artsNeuroscience and Music PerceptionNeural dynamics and brain functionMusic and Audio Processing