Hyde,Peretz, and Zatorre (2008) used functional magnetic resonance imaging to examine the function of the right and left auditory cortical regions in frequency processing of melodic sequences. They found that ______.

A. only the left auditory cortex becomes active during the presentation of melodic sequences
B. better behavioral pitch resolution was associated with activity in the right secondary auditory cortex
C. the louder the melodic sequences were presented, the more cross-talk there was between the two hemispheres
D. the fMRI revealed that even moderate exposure to non-Western music can disorient the brain regions usually associated with perceiving consonance


Answer: B

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