Article
Use of explicit priming to phenotype absolute pitch ability.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2022
Bairnsfather Jane E, Osborne Margaret S, Martin Catherine, Mosing Miriam A, Wilson Sarah J
Abstract excerpt
Musicians with absolute pitch (AP) can name the pitch of a musical note in isolation. Expression of this unusual ability is thought to be influenced by heritability, early music training and current practice. However, our understanding of factors shaping its expression is hampered by testing and scoring methods that treat AP as dichotomous. These fail to capture the observed variability in pitch-naming accuracy...
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