Rhythm deficits in 'tone deafness'

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 24-29

  Foxton, Jessica M ^a   Nandy, Rachel K ^a   Griffiths, Timothy D ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auditory perception; Congenital amusia; Pitch; Rhythm; Tone deafness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMUSIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL AMUSIA; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MUSIC; PITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHYTHM;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AUDITORY PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSIC; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PERIODICITY; PITCH DISCRIMINATION; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 33748578321     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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