Singing and its neuronal substrates: Evidence from the general population

Contemporary Music Review

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 279-291

  Dalla Bella, Simone ^a,b,c,d   Berkowska, Magdalena ^b,e  

^a Department of Cognitive Psychology ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT   (Poland)

^c International Laboratory for Brain Music and Sound (BRAMS)   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e KAZIMIERZ WIELKI UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Music; Neuroimaging; Neuroscience; Singing

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950973716     PISSN: 07494467     EISSN: 14772256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07494460903404386     Document Type: Review

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