Auditory imagery in congenital amusia

Congenital amusia is a neurogenetic disorder affecting various aspects of music and speech processing. Although perception auditory imagery in the general population may share mechanisms, it not known whether previously documented perceptual impairments are coupled with difficulties imaging objects. We employed Bucknell Auditory Imagery Scale (BAIS) to assess participants’ self-perceived voluntary short earworm questionnaire gauge their subjective experience involuntary musical imagery. A total 32 participants 34 matched controls, recruited based on performance Montreal Battery Evaluation Amusia (MBEA), filled out questionnaires own time. The scores amusic were statistically significantly different from those controls. By contrast, vividness control lower relative Overall, results suggest that presence have an adverse effect generating imagery—at level self-report—but still reduces individual’s self-rated musical, vocal, environmental sounds. discuss findings light previous research explicit judgments implicit engagement music, while also touching some statistical power considerations.