The human knowledge system: Music and brain coherence

VINE

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 277-295

  Bennet, Alex ^a   Bennet, David ^a  

^a Mountain Quest Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Learning; Music

Indexed keywords

CONSILIENCE; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; HUMAN KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; MUSIC;

BRAIN; INFORMATION SCIENCE;

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 52249089099     PISSN: 03055728     EISSN: 14741032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03055720810904817     Document Type: Review

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