Conservative radio personality Rush Limbaugh experienced sudden hearing loss in 2001, after which he

Conservative radio personality Rush
Limbaugh experienced sudden hearing loss in 2001, after which he received a cochlear
implant. He has described his ability to listen to music as dependent on what
he heard before becoming deaf. If he had heard a song prior to becoming
deaf, he could hear it, but if it was a new song, he could not make sense of
it. Which of the following explains Limbaugh’s experience?

A. He is no longer able to listen
to music from a top-down perspective. B. He is able to engage in top-down
listening, but not bottom-up listening. C. He is likely to have experienced
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Conservative radio personality Rush
Limbaugh experienced sudden hearing loss in 2001, after which he received a cochlear
implant. He has described his ability to listen to music as dependent on what
he heard before becoming deaf. If he had heard a song prior to becoming
deaf, he could hear it, but if it was a new song, he could not make sense of
it. Which of the following explains Limbaugh’s experience?

A. He is no longer able to listen
to music from a top-down perspective. B. He is able to engage in top-down
listening, but not bottom-up listening. C. He is likely to have experienced
damage to the temporal lobes. D. He is not able to experience any auditory
sensation.