Exceptional preservation of memory for tunes and lyrics: case studies of amusia, profound deafness, and Alzheimer's disease

Ashley D Vanstone; Lola L Cuddy; Jacalyn M Duffin; Elizabeth Alexander

doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04763.x

Exceptional preservation of memory for tunes and lyrics: case studies of amusia, profound deafness, and Alzheimer's disease

Ashley D Vanstone, Lola L Cuddy, Jacalyn M Duffin, Elizabeth Alexander

Department of Psychology

Queen's University, Kingston

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Abstract

Four elderly persons with neurologic impairments of differing etiology and differing cognitive profiles presented unexpected patterns of memory for tunes and song lyrics. Impairments included profound deafness, right-hemisphere stroke, and dementia of the Alzheimer's type. Patterns for the impaired individuals differed according to the disorder, but each person had some scores within the range for 90 healthy seniors. We suggest implications for models of brain organization for musical memory.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	291-294
Number of pages	4
Journal	Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Volume	1169
Issue number	1
Early online date	24 Jul 2009
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04763.x
Publication status	Published - 31 Jul 2009

Keywords

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alzheimer Disease/physiopathology
Auditory Perceptual Disorders/physiopathology
Deafness/physiopathology
Female
Humans
Male
Memory
Music

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