Tune-deaf people may hear a sour note unconsciously

Tuesday, June 10, 2008 - 21:21 in Psychology & Sociology

People with tune deafness aren't able to tell when a musician accidentally strikes the wrong note in a song, but their brains know the difference. Researchers from the NIDCD have found that people with tune deafness, an auditory processing disorder in which a person with normal hearing has trouble distinguishing notes in a melody, are able to detect a wrong note unconsciously...

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