Audition-Based Higher Cognitive Functions

The mission of the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences is the description of the neural basis of those abilities that are central to human cognition. These are the ability to use language, to plan and execute complex actions, or to comprehend music. Here we will present parts of our research on human cognition, namely the neural basis of higher audition such as language and music comprehension. Based on converging findings from functional brain imaging (fMRI), EEG and MEG registration in healthy subjects and in patients with focal brain lesions, these processes can be described as follows…