Title of paper under discussion When That Tune Runs Through Your Head: A PET Investigation of Auditory Imagery for Familiar Melodies Authors Andrea R. Halpern and Robert J. Zatorre Journal Cerebral Cortex, Vol. 9, No. 7, pp. 697-704 (Oct 1999) Link to paper (free access) Quick summary Here are four of this paper’s most important …
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Title of paper under discussion Music training improves verbal memory Authors Agnes S. Chan, Yim-Chi Ho & Mei-Chun Cheung Journal Nature 396, 128 (1998) Link to paper (free access) Overview Magnetic resonance scanning reveals that the left planum temporale, situated in the left temporal lobe of the brain, is larger in musicians than in non-musicians. Perhaps, reasoned Agnes Chan and …
Title of paper under discussion Preservation of musical memory in an amnesic professional cellist Authors Carsten Finke, Nazli E. Esfahani and Christoph J. Ploner Journal Current Biology, Volume 22, Issue 15, 7 August 2012, Pages R591-R592 Link to paper (free access) Overview Is musical memory housed in the same brain region(s) as other types of memory? …
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Title of paper under discussion Sex Differences in Music: A Female Advantage at Recognizing Familiar Melodies Authors Scott A. Miles, Robbin A. Miranda, and Michael T. Ullman Journal Frontiers in psychology vol. 7, 278; 1 March 2016 Link to paper (free access) Overview Working in the Brain and Language Laboratory of Georgetown University, Washington DC, Scott …
Title of paper under discussion Why musical memory can be preserved in advanced Alzheimer’s disease Authors Jörn-Henrik Jacobsen, Johannes Stelzer, Thomas Hans Fritz, Gael Chételat, Renaud La Joie, Robert Turner Journal Brain, Volume 138, Issue 8, August 2015, Pages 2438–2450 Link to original paper (free access) Overview It has long been recognised, both anecdotally and scientifically, that people with Alzheimer’s …
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