The acoustic basis of preferences for infant-directed singing

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 383-396

  Trainor, Laurel J ^a   Clark, Elissa D ^b   Huntley, Anita ^b   Adams, Beth A ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acoustic; Emotion; Mother infant interaction; Music; Pitch; Rhythm; Song

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031185289     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-6383(97)90009-6     Document Type: Article

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