Absolute pitch in infancy and adulthood: The role of tonal structure

Developmental Science

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-43

  Saffran, Jenny R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0037299812     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7687.00250     Document Type: Article

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