The past decade of research has provided compelling evidence that musical engagement is
a fundamental human trait, and its biological basis is increasingly scrutinized. In this …

In Psychology of Music: From Sound to Significance (2nd edition), the authors consider
music on a broad scale, from its beginning as an acoustical signal to its different …

Congenital amusia is a neuro-developmental disorder of music perception and production,
with the observed deficits contrasting with the sophisticated music processing reported for …

Abstract The Montreal Battery for the Evaluation of Amusia (MBEA; Peretz, Champod, &
Hyde Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 999, 58–75, 2003) is an empirically …

Singing requires effortless and efficient use of auditory and motor systems that center
around the perception and production of the human voice. Although perception and …

The advent of diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) allows researchers to virtually
dissect white matter fiber pathways in the brain in vivo. This, for example, allows us to …

This article presents a critical survey of the prevalent usage of the Montreal Battery of
Evaluation of Amusia (MBEA;) to assess congenital amusia, a neuro-developmental …

In contrast to the sophisticated music processing reported in the general population,
individuals with congenital amusia show deficits in music perception and production …

This study investigated pitch perception and production in speech and music in individuals
with congenital amusia (a disorder of musical pitch processing) who are native speakers of …

Growth mindset, or the belief that talents and abilities are malleable and can grow, is known
to hold immense benefits in the world of education. What benefits could it hold for our …