Music lessons enhance IQ

Psychological Science

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 511-514

  Schellenberg, E Glenn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MUSIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MUSIC; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 4043064341     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0956-7976.2004.00711.x     Document Type: Article

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