Jim, My wife thinks perhaps her rostromedial prefrontal cortex is MIA. Did the study include people who can't remember tunes? Which part of their brain, if any, lit up during the exercize? all in fun Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: <JIMRPT@aol.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 6:39 AM Subject: OT?... interesting tidbit by Paul Recer © The Associated Press "......................... A new study by researchers at Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., suggests that recalling that melody is the job of a part of the brain known as the rostromedial prefrontal cortex. It is the part that remembers music and is even able to recognize a sour note in the midst of a familiar tune. A team led by researcher Petr Janata of Dartmouth's Center for Cognitive Neuroscience explored the mind's memory for tunes by studying the brains of eight musicians as they listened to a bit of original music. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, which detects the part of the brain active in response to specific stimuli, they found that the ability to recognize music is contained in a centrally located area just behind the forehead. Janata said that part of the brain also plays a key role in learning and in the response and control of emotions. ``Our results provide a stronger foundation for explaining the link between music, emotion and the brain,'' Janata said...................................." Hmmm............... interesting I wonder if this "rostromedial prefrontal cortex" plays a role in 'perfect pitch' thingees?? Jim Bryant (FL) _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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