noun
- A neurological condition characterized by the inability to perceive, produce, or understand music, often resulting from brain damage or neurological disorder.
Usage: medical; technical; plural form of amusia
Examples
- The patient developed amusias following a stroke that affected the auditory cortex.
- Researchers study various amusias to understand how the brain processes musical information.
- Some forms of amusias involve difficulty recognizing melodies despite normal hearing.
- Brain imaging has revealed that different amusias correlate with damage to specific neural regions.