Musical Hallucinations and Forgotten Tunes – Case Report and Brief Literature Review

Frontiers in Neurology

Danilo eVitorovic¹  Jose eBiller¹ 

[1] Loyola University Medical Center;

关键词: Memory;    auditory processing;    hearing impairment;    musical hallucinations;    tunes;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fneur.2013.00109

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Musical hallucinations represent a specific form of auditory hallucinations whereby patients experience formed music without an external source. We describe a 60 year-old woman with history of bilateral hearing impairment and tinnitus who experienced both recognizable and non-recognizable songs. Curiously, she was able to reproduce non-recognizable songs in a way that could be recognized by others. This phenomenon is in line with current understanding that musical hallucinations represent abnormal activity in the auditory associative cortices, raising intriguing questions regarding memory, forgetting and access to lost memories.

【 授权许可】

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