as a function of stimulus structure in real melodies. This may allow an objective quantifica-
tion of perceptual coherence of melodies in individuals who cannot easily give details of
their perception, such as young children and infants. Without question, future studies of
melody and the brain will benefit from the integration of existing approaches (e.g. neuro-
psychology, ERPs, fMRI, and dynamic aSSR), as well as the development of new
approaches. No matter what the approach, the goal is the same: to understand how the
mind converts ‘mere sequences of tones’into meaningful cognitive and aesthetic experiences,
which can reside in memory for a lifetime.
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by Neurosciences Research Foundation as part of its program on
music and the brain at The Neurosciences Institute, where A.D. Patel is the Esther J.
Burnham fellow. I thank Joseph Daniele and John Iversen for technical assistance with
figures and sound examples, and W. Jay Dowling, John Iversen, and Bruo Repp for comments
which improved the manuscript.
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