Lyric Agnosia
I have always admired that my brother, NativeMinnow, is able to remember words for every song he hears...this is evident in his ability to think of a lyric title to every blog he writes.
I, however, have lyric agnosia and have the hardest time understanding and even hearing the words in music. So, if there are any scientists that want to study siblings--one who possesses the innate ability to hear/memorize every word in a song, and another who can almost never get the words right, or even focus on all of the words in a 3 minute song (I get distracted by the rhythm/beat and melody instead)--then come study us... :)
Here are some interesting medical articles about stroke patients and the differences between auditory agnosia and music agnosia. I seem to have some type of auditory agnosia only when words are sung. Maybe I have a brain lesion interfering with my ability to hear words in popular songs. :(
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14681117&dopt=Abstract
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=9687196&dopt=Abstract
http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/123/9/1926
http://www.psych.mcgill.ca/levitin/pubspages/memory.html
I, however, have lyric agnosia and have the hardest time understanding and even hearing the words in music. So, if there are any scientists that want to study siblings--one who possesses the innate ability to hear/memorize every word in a song, and another who can almost never get the words right, or even focus on all of the words in a 3 minute song (I get distracted by the rhythm/beat and melody instead)--then come study us... :)
Here are some interesting medical articles about stroke patients and the differences between auditory agnosia and music agnosia. I seem to have some type of auditory agnosia only when words are sung. Maybe I have a brain lesion interfering with my ability to hear words in popular songs. :(
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14681117&dopt=Abstract
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=9687196&dopt=Abstract
http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/123/9/1926
http://www.psych.mcgill.ca/levitin/pubspages/memory.html
posted by PsychDoctor at
12:10 AM
3 Comments:
I'm with you, I can never understand the lyrics. My kids get upset when I sing the wrong words to songs. And also, I get upset when they point out the real lyrics and I realize they are bad. I think in general I have auditory learning disabilities. I have a hard time listening to people talk in church even. I'm a visual learner.
There, there. Not everyone can be as great as me.
I have heard some kids make up some cool renditions of lyrics:
"dirty deeds done dirt cheap" became "dirty dees and the thunder cheese"
"you're the one that I want" (grease) "vuh vluve vluh"
Of course, a little something gets lost the translation.... but oh well. I can't ever understand them in the first place, let alone remember them....
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