Isabelle Peretz examines what congenital amusia - the condition where one is amusical, lacking such abilities as pitch or rhythm recognition - can tell us about the neurobiological origins of musical ability in humans. Recorded on 05/05/2017. (#32445)

Behavioral, Human Development, and Cognitive Sciences

1. 

   CARTA: Extraordinary Variations of the Human Mind: Lessons for Anthropogeny: Adam Ockelford: Fragments of Genius: Mapping the Mind of a Musical Savant
2. 

   CARTA: Extraordinary Variations of the Human Mind: Lessons for Anthropogeny: Darold Treffert: The Incredible Savant Syndrome
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   CARTA: Extraordinary Variations of the Human Mind: Born to be Musical: What We Can Learn from Congenital Anomalies; Fragments of Genius: Mapping the Mind of a Musical Savant; The Incredible Savant Syndrome

Evolution

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   CARTA: Cellular and Molecular Explorations of Anthropogeny - Joanna Wysocka, Ajit Varki, Franck Polleux
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   CARTA: Cellular & Molecular Explorations of Anthropogeny - Fred Gage: Cellular & Molecular Mechanisms that Differentiate Human and Non-Human Neural Development
3. 

   CARTA: Cellular & Molecular Explorations of Anthropogeny - Rick Livesey: Understanding Primate Brain Development Using Stem Cell Systems