Music, musicians, and the brain: An exploration of musical genius: The 2004 presidential address

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 895-903

  Popp, A John ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Creativity; Music; Musician; Neurosurgery

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; BRAIN; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CREATIVITY; HUMAN; MUSIC; MUSICIAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ARTICLE; PHYSIOLOGY;

BRAIN; CREATIVENESS; HUMANS; MUSIC; NEUROSURGERY;

EID: 16544376122     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2004.101.6.0895     Document Type: Conference Paper

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