(A)musicality in Williams syndrome: Examining relationships among auditory perception, musical skill, and emotional responsiveness to music

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue AUG, 2013, Pages

  Lense, Miriam D ^a,b   Shivers, Carolyn M ^a,b   Dykens, Elisabeth M ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amusia; Auditory sensitivity; Music; Pitch perception; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885352375     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00525     Document Type: Article

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