Language and music: What do they have in common and how do they differ? A neuroscientific approach

European Review

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 413-427

  Johansson, Barbro B ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LANGUAGE; MUSIC; NEUROLOGY;

EID: 56049117995     PISSN: 10627987     EISSN: 14740575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1062798708000379     Document Type: Article

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