The impact of musical training on the phonological memory and the central executive: A brief report

North American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 541-548

  Ramachandra, Vijayachandra ^a   Meighan, Colleen ^a   Gradzki, Jillian ^a  

^a MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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