Musical Melody and Speech Intonation: Singing a Different Tune?

Robert J Zatorre () and Shari R Baum

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Abstract: The processing of pitch information differs significantly for speech and music; specifically, there are two pitch-related processing systems, one for more coarse-grained, approximate analysis and one for more fine-grained accurate representation, and that the latter is unique to music. More broadly, this dissociation offers clues about the interface between sensory and motor systems, and highlights the idea that multiple processing streams are a ubiquitous feature of neuro-cognitive architectures. [Plos Biology Essay]. URL:[http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pbio.1001372].

Keywords: Music and Speech; pitch; sensorimotor; communication; singing; emotions; hierarchical structure; sound system; musical system; vocalizations; musical scales; tone language; intonation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012-08
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