Event-related potential (ERP) markers of melodic processing: The N2 component is modulated by structural complexity, not by melodic 'meaningfulness'

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 83, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 23-28

  Minati, L ^a,b   Salvatoni, L ^a   Rosazza, C ^a   Pietrocini, E ^c   Visani, E ^a   Panzica, F ^a   Scaioli, V ^a   Avanzini, G ^a   Franceschetti, S ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b BRIGHTON AND SUSSEX MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Early Music Dept   (Italy)

Author keywords

Event related potentials (ERP); Melodic processing; Musical syntax; N2 component

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY SYSTEM; COGNITION; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSIC; NORMAL HUMAN; PITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; BRAIN MAPPING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC;

EID: 77955663641     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2010.06.011     Document Type: Article

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