Reproduction of familiar melodies and the perception of tonal sequences

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1977, Pages 534-541

  Davies, J B ^a   Jennings, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY SYSTEM; MEMORY; METHODOLOGY; MODEL;

ADULT; HUMAN; MEMORY; PITCH DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 0017352050     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: NA     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.381295     Document Type: Article

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