Enhancement of speech-relevant auditory acuity in absolute pitch possessors

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 2, Issue MAY, 2011, Pages

  Masataka, Nobuo ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Absolute pitch; Music; Planum temporale; Syllable perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867125518     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00101     Document Type: Article

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