Mental Concerts: Musical Imagery and Auditory Cortex

Robert J. Zatorre; Andrea R. Halpern

doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2005.06.013

Mental Concerts: Musical Imagery and Auditory Cortex

Robert J. Zatorre, Andrea R. Halpern

Bucknell University

McGill University

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Abstract

Most people intuitively understand what it means to “hear a tune in your head.” Converging evidence now indicates that auditory cortical areas can be recruited even in the absence of sound and that this corresponds to the phenomenological experience of imagining music. We discuss these findings as well as some methodological challenges. We also consider the role of core versus belt areas in musical imagery, the relation between auditory and motor systems during imagery of music performance, and practical implications of this research.

Original language	American English
Journal	Default journal
Volume	47
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2005.06.013
State	Published - Jan 1 2005

Keywords

memory
musical imagery
mental imagery

Disciplines

Cognitive Psychology
Music
Neuroscience and Neurobiology

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