Neurology of musical performance

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 410-413

  Altenmüller, Eckart ^a  

^a Hanover University of Music and Drama   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain plasticity; Expertise; Music performance; Musician's dystonia; Sensorimotor integration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY SYSTEM; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; DYSTONIA; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSIC; MUSICIAN; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROIMAGING; RELIABILITY; SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION;

EID: 49649103799     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.8-4-410     Document Type: Article

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