MUSIC PERCEPTION IN BLIND STUDENTS: COGNITIVE, INTONATIONAL AND NEUROPLASTIC FOUNDATIONS OF ARTISTIC THINKING
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Mirsidikova Sevara Athamovna
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This article examines the cognitive, intonational, and neuroplastic foundations of music perception in blind students. Shifting from a clinical perspective, the research analyzes the psychophysiological mechanisms that support professional artistic thinking. Key findings highlight that musical perception in the blind is an "intonational-figurative" process involving universal cognitive functions like analysis and synthesis. Cross-modal neuroplasticity allows the visual cortex to be repurposed for auditory and tactile processing, leading to superior, high differentiation of pitch, timbre, and rhythm. Additionally, the use of Braille musical notation fosters highly developed structural and motor memory because the system necessitates memorizing individual parts separately. The study concludes that the absence of vision does not reduce musical potential but instead triggers a functional reorganization. This creates a non-compensatory but alternative, highly organized model of perception characterized by deep auditory concentration, imagination, and analytical depth.
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Mirsidikova Sevara Athamovna
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