Individual differences reveal the basis of consonance

Current Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1035-1041

  McDermott, Josh H ^a   Lehr, Andriana J ^b   Oxenham, Andrew J ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; HEARING; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MUSIC; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACOUSTICS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MUSIC;

EID: 77955649603     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2010.04.019     Document Type: Article

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