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 |
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Pages (from-to) | 688-691 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Nature Neuroscience |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2003 |