Singing proficiency in congenital amusia: Imitation helps

Cognitive Neuropsychology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 463-476

  Tremblay Champoux, Alexandra ^a   Bella, Simone Dalla ^a,b   Phillips Silver, Jessica ^a   Lebrun, Marie Andrée ^a   Peretz, Isabelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT   (Poland)

Author keywords

Congenital amusia; Imitation; Memory; Pitch; Rhythm; Singing; Tone deafness

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; IMITATION; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSIC; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECOGNITION;

AGED; AUDITORY PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSIC; PITCH PERCEPTION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 80052855892     PISSN: 02643294     EISSN: 14640627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02643294.2011.567258     Document Type: Article

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