Brain, Behavior, Biology, and Music: Some Research Findings and Their Implications for Educational Policy

Arts Education Policy Review

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 28-36

  Weinberger, Norman M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0042837085     PISSN: 10632913     EISSN: 19404395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10632919809600775     Document Type: Article

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