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the author of a lit review describes an abundance of research showing how musicians differ from non-musicians in how they respond to sounds, specifically affective sounds. the authors highlight evidence that compared to non-musicians, musicians show enhanced processing of musical components (ex: pitch, melody, chords, musical Rhythm ), are better at recognizing the emotion conveyed in music, show more consistent and intense experiences of positive/negative musical emotion ( self reports and physiological measures) in response to specific musical cues ( ex: dissonance, mode, harmony) (Mednicoff et a;., 2022)