Enhancement of speech-relevant auditory acuity in absolute pitch possessors

AbstractAbsolute pitch (AP) is the ability to identify the frequency or musical name of a specific tone, or to identify a tone without comparing it with any objective reference tone. While AP has recently been shown to be associated with morphological changes and neurophysiological adaptations in th...

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Main Author: Nobuo eMasataka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00101/full