The unsung story of amusia – The Brain Bank North West

A good introduction to amusia: The unsung story of amusia – The Brain Bank North West:

"The term amusia was coined back in 1888 by a doctor called August Knoblauch, following the first diagnosis of the condition 10 years earlier."

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