Neural substrates of processing syntax and semantics in music

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 207-212

  Koelsch, Stefan ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; MEMORY; MUSIC; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PERCEPTION; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEMANTICS; TEMPORAL LOBE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; MUSIC; NERVE NET; SEMANTICS;

EID: 20544445495     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2005.03.005     Document Type: Review

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