The lack of ability to perceive, distinguish and perform music called amusia

"I know only two tunes -" Yankee Doodle "and no" - famously spoke the famous American commander Ulysses S. Grant. Descendants conclude: it is not in contempt of the military music, and Amuso, who apparently suffered Grant. He simply was not able to distinguish the music.

Amuso associated with damage to certain parts of the right hemisphere of the cerebral cortex. It can be congenital, but can - acquired. Not to be confused with the absence of Amuso ear for music, since it is a pathology, and the lack of an ear for music - no.

Tonaphasia also gives difficulties in recognizing human speech, particularly in languages ​​where the word varies depending on the pitch of the voice. This is common in Asian and African peoples.

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