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  <title><![CDATA[Blind people and experienced musicians distinguish pitches better, with less brain noise]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>Are people who have been blind for most of their lives better at hearing than sighted individuals? In a new <a href="https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0510-26.2026">study in <em>JNeurosci</em></a>, <a href="https://psychology.gatech.edu/people/woon-ju-park">Woon Ju Park</a> from the Georgia Institute of Technology and colleagues explored this question by comparing tone detection and pitch discrimination in people with and without sight.</p>]]></body>
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