Enhanced perception of various linguistic features by musicians: A cross-linguistic study

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-10

  Sadakata, Makiko ^a,c   Sekiyama, Kaoru ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOLINGUISTICS   (Netherlands)

^b KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Geminate; Musical training; Nasal; Perception; Speech; Vowel

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MUSIC; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MUSIC; PITCH PERCEPTION; REACTION TIME; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052883719     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2011.03.007     Document Type: Article

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