Figure 1.
Individual melodic scores (averaged across the scale, contour and interval tests) and rhythmic scores obtained on the MBEA. Maximum score is 30; chance = 15.
Table 1.
Characteristics of participants and standard neuropsychological tests results.
Figure 2.
Pitch change detection and brain responses.
(A) Individual percentage of hits-F.A.s in the detection of a changed pitch as a function of size. Behavioral data for control #2 at re-test are unavailable for technical reasons. (B) Grand-average ERPs for amusics and controls, time-locked to the onset of the fourth tone of the sequence, recorded at Pz in the pitch change detection task, before and after the daily music listening program. Arrows indicate the P300.
Figure 3.
Preattentive brain responses to pitch changes.
Grand-average ERPs for amusic and controls, in the MMN task, recorded at electrode Fz before and after the daily music listening program. Arrows indicate the MMN.
Figure 4.
Preattentive brain responses to equally frequent tones.
Grand-average ERPs for amusics and controls, elicited by the equally frequent tones, recorded at electrode Cz before and after the daily music listening program. Arrows indicate the N100 and the P200.