Why do blind people and musicians hear pitch better? New research suggests they have less internal noise

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People who have lived most of their lives blind often have extraordinary hearing abilities. In new research published in the Journal of Neuroscience, my colleagues and I discovered that this ability arises from how their auditory systems are able to more consistently and reliably process sounds compared with people who aren't blind. And interestingly, sighted musicians seem to enhance their…

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Why do blind people and musicians hear pitch better? New research suggests they have less internal noise

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