Is there a cure for musical anhedonia?

Is inherent indifference to music something that one can overcome...
13 September 2024
Presented by James Tytko

MUSIC IN BRAIN

this is a cartoon of a human brain, made from musical notation

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This week, Carl writes in to ask whether he can be cured of specific musical anhedonia. This is a condition whereby a person can hear and distinguish between different types of music and the emotion they convey, but doesn't feel moved in the same way most people do. James Tytko took on Carl's conundrum with the help of Malinda McPherson, Assistant Professor at Purdue University's Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences...

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