Klarinet Archive - Posting 000054.txt from 1999/02

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.edu>
Subj: RE: [kl] Perfect Pitch
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 01:01:19 -0500

On Mon, 1 Feb 1999, Diane Karius, Ph.D. wrote:

> Recent research using "functional MRI's" (as well as a couple other
> forms of scanning designed to determine what part of the human
> brain is active during certain tasks) indicates that people with
> perfect pitch have a certain area of brain (and I'll have to go back
> to look up specifically which one it was - my area of expertise is
> much lower (brainstem)) that becomes activated when listening to
> single tones or to complex music. This region is NOT activated in
> other individuals, regardless of how accurate their "relative" pitch
> is. If any one is interested, I'll find the articles and give some
> references.

'Sounds fascinating. I'd appreciate the information privately if
nobody else is interested.

Neil

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