Music and cognitive abilities

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 317-320

  Schellenberg, E Glenn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Intelligence; Music cognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745133569     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0963-7214.2005.00389.x     Document Type: Review

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