Music performance is both a natural human activity, present in all societies, and one of the
most complex and demanding cognitive challenges that the human mind can undertake …

We examine the evidence that speech and musical sounds exploit different acoustic cues:
speech is highly dependent on rapidly changing broadband sounds, whereas tonal patterns …

In the first comprehensive study of the relationship between music and language from the
standpoint of cognitive neuroscience, Aniruddh D. Patel challenges the widespread belief …

Music perception involves acoustic analysis, auditory memory, auditory scene analysis,
processing of interval relations, of musical syntax and semantics, and activation of (pre) …

Music is a universal language that can elicit profound emotional and cognitive responses. In
this literature review, we explore the intricate relationship between music and the brain, from …

We used positron emission tomography to examine the response of human auditory cortex
to spectral and temporal variation. Volunteers listened to sequences derived from a standard …

Research on how the brain processes music is emerging as a rich and stimulating area of
investigation of perception, memory, emotion, and performance. Results emanating from …

It has been proposed that the identification of sounds, including species-specific
vocalizations, by primates depends on anterior projections from the primary auditory cortex …

The main aim of the present experiment was to determine whether extensive musical
training facilitates pitch contour processing not only in music but also in language. We used …

An fMRI experiment was performed to identify the main stages of melody processing in the
auditory pathway. Spectrally matched sounds that produce no pitch, fixed pitch, or melody …