Re: Absolute pitch development

[Martin Braun <nombraun@xxxxxxxxx>]

You mean, why do so few people develop a cognitive version of absolute
pitch? Well, there are many who are waiting for the answer. Just two days
ago there appeared a large-scale survey in PNAS. Perhaps the most compelling
new result is the clear bimodal distribution of the trait. Either people
have it, or they do not have it, with very little in between. This indicates
the possibility of a relatively simple genetic origin of the trait, which
means that the answer may not be too far down the road.

http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/abstract/0703868104v1


Martin

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Austin" <kevin.austin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <AUDITORY@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 9:37 AM
Subject: Absolute pitch development


> Thank you. And the question for me follows as to why so few people develop
> absolute pitch if the (mapping) structure exists and is used.
>
> Best
>
> Kevin