Memory for melodies and lyrics in alzheimer's disease

Music Perception

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 479-491

  Cuddy, Lola L ^a   Duffin, Jacalyn M ^a   Gill, Sudeep S ^a   Brown, Cassandra L ^b   Sikka, Ritu ^a   Vanstone, Ashley D ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Lyrics; Melody; Memory; Music

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861940126     PISSN: 07307829     EISSN: 15338312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/mp.2012.29.5.479     Document Type: Article

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