Music and the brain : studies in the neurology of music / edited by Macdonald Critchley and R. A. Henson ; with a foreword by Sir Michael Tippett.
| Other author | Critchley, Macdonald, editor. |
| Other author | Henson, R. A., editor. |
| Other author | Tippett, Michael, 1905-1998, writer of foreword. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London : Heinemann Medical, 1978. |
| Description | xiv, 459 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, music, portrait ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part I. Neurological aspects of musical experience / R.A. Henson -- The inheritance of musicality / R.T.C. Pratt -- Psychological and Physiological aspects of hearing / J.D. Hood -- Brains and hands / C.G. Phillips -- Anatomy and physiology of voice production: the phenomenal voice / A.S. Khambata -- Some neural and mechanical aspects of singing / T.A. Sears -- Memory and attention in music / Diana Deutsch -- The timing and time of musicians / W. Gooddy -- Musical faculty and cerebral dominance / A.R. Dams̀io, Hanna Dams̀io -- Musical ability: a neuropsychological interpretation / Maria A. Wyke -- The development of early musical talent in famous composers: a biographical review / D.F. Scott, Adrienne Moffett -- Music, emotion and autonomic function / G. Harrer, H. Harrer -- Ecstatic and synaesthetic experiences during musical perception / Macdonald Critchley -- The language of music / R.A. Henson -- The search for a morphological substrate in the brains of eminent persons including musicians: a historical review / A. Meyer -- Is there an anatomical localisation for musical faculties? / N. Wertheim -- Part II. Neurological disorders in performing musicians / J.N. Blau, R.A. Henson -- Deafness and musical appreciation / J.D. Hood -- Musicogenic epilepsy. 1, The beginnings / Macdonald Critchley -- Musicogenic epilepsy. 2, The later story: its relation to auditory hallucinatory phenomena / D.F. Scott -- Occupational palsies in musical performers / Macdonald Critchley -- The amusias / A.L. Benton -- Music and mental disorder / W.H. Trethowan -- Musical therapy in the field of psychiatry and neurology / N. Schipkowensky. |
| Abstract | This is a collaborative work that discusses musical perception in the context of medical science. The book is comprised of 24 chapters that are organized into two parts. The first part of the text details the various aspects of nervous function involved in musical activity, which include neural and mechanicals aspects of singing; neurophysiological interpretation of musical ability; and ecstatic and synesthetic experiences during musical perception. The second part deals with the effects of nervous disease on musical function, such as musicogenic epilepsy, the amusias, and occupational palsies. The book will be of great interest to students, researchers, and practitioners of disciplines that deal with the nervous system, such as psychology, neurology, and psychiatry." - from the publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographies and index. |
| LCCN | 77371202 |
| ISBN | 0433067039 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3830 .M967 1978 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |