Neuropsychology: Music of the hemispheres

Neuropsychology: Music of the hemispheres

Music may be the food of love but it is also good fodder for cognitive scientists. Here we highlight a recent study of a neuropsychological patient who has lost her ability to read music, but not text, in the absence of any other musical deficit.

An historical commentary on the physiological effects of music: Tomatis, Mozart and neuropsychology.

This article provides an overview of the theoretical underpinnings of the Tomatis Method, along with a commentary on other forms of sound/music training and the need for research. A public debate was sparked over the "Mozart Effect." This debate has turned out to be unfortunate because the real story is being missed. The real story starts with Alfred Tomatis, M.D., scientist and innovator. Dr. ...

Disconnecting the Cerebral Hemispheres

To start by looking back a l i t t le , recall that even a small brain lesion, if c r i t i ca l ly located in the lef t or language hemisphere, may select ively destroy a person's abi l i ty to read, while at the same t ime sparing speech and the abi l i ty to converse. The printed page continues to be seen, but the words have lost their meaning. This condition typical ly follows from focal da...

The science of neuropsychology

The neuropsychology of anxiety.