The amusic brain: In tune, out of key, and unaware

Brain

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1277-1286

  Peretz, Isabelle ^a   Brattico, Elvira ^b   Jrvenp, Miika ^b   Tervaniemi, Mari ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Auditory ERPs; Congenital amusia; Conscious awareness; Melodies; Pitch perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CORTEX; BRAIN DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL AMUSIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HEARING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 66549106095     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awp055     Document Type: Article

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