Autism and pitch processing: A precursor for savant musical ability?

Music Perception

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 291-305

  Heaton, Pamela ^a   Hermelin, Beate ^a   Pring, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000585627     PISSN: 07307829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/40285769     Document Type: Article

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