The role of expectation in music: From the score to emotions and the brain

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 105-113

  Tillmann, B ^a   Poulin Charronnat, B ^b   Bigand, E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^c INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FRANCE   (France)

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EID: 84890318314     PISSN: 19395078     EISSN: 19395086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1262     Document Type: Article

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