Tuned for Musical Pitch (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Tuned for Musical Pitch

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NIH-funded scientists found that our brains may be uniquely sensitive to pitch, the harmonic sounds we hear when listening to speech or music.

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Courtesy of Conway lab, NIH

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