Modularity of music processing

Isabelle Peretz; Max Coltheart

doi:10.1038/nn1083

Modularity of music processing

Isabelle Peretz^*, Max Coltheart

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The music faculty is not a monolithic entity that a person either has or does not. Rather, it comprises a set of neurally isolable processing components, each having the potential to be specialized for music. Here we propose a functional architecture for music processing that captures the typical properties of modular organization. The model rests essentially on the analysis of music-related deficits in neurologically impaired individuals, but provides useful guidelines for exploring the music faculty in normal people, using methods such as neuroimaging.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	688-691
Number of pages	4
Journal	Nature Neuroscience
Volume	6
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nn1083
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2003

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Peretz, I., & Coltheart, M. (2003). Modularity of music processing. Nature Neuroscience, 6(7), 688-691. https://doi.org/10.1038/nn1083

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