Superior auditory spatial tuning in conductors

Thomas F. Münte; Christine Kohlmetz; Wido Nager; Eckart Altenmüller

doi:10.1038/35054668

Superior auditory spatial tuning in conductors

Thomas F. Münte^*, Christine Kohlmetz, Wido Nager, Eckart Altenmüller

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Neurology

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Abstract

Conducting a large orchestra is an impressive feat that simultaneously requires the intake of the whole musical gestalt and the analytical decomposition of the orchestral sound into its components1. How, for example, does a conductor identify a specific musician within a multiplayer section? Here we provide evidence from brain-potential recordings that experienced professional conductors develop enhanced auditory localization mechanisms in peripheral space.

Original language	English
Journal	Nature
Volume	409
Issue number	6820
Number of pages	1
ISSN	0028-0836
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/35054668
Publication status	Published - 01.02.2001

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