The therapeutic effects of singing in neurological disorders

Music Perception

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 287-295

  Wan, Catherine Y ^a   Rüber, Theodor ^a   Hohmann, Anja ^a   Schlaug, Gottfried ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aphasia; Autism; Parkinson's disease; Singing; Stuttering; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951453842     PISSN: 07307829     EISSN: 15338312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/mp.2010.27.4.287     Document Type: Article

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