Modularity of music: Evidence from a case of pure amusia

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 541-545

  Piccirilli, Massimo ^a   Sciarma, Tiziana ^a   Luzzi, Simona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amusia; Melodic processing; Superior temporal gyrus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMUSIA; ARTICLE; AUDIOLOGY; BRAIN CORTEX LESION; CASE REPORT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; MUSIC; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL LOBE; VOMITING;

ADULT; AUDITORY PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; BRAIN; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSIC; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 0033798564     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.69.4.541     Document Type: Article

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