Thalamocortical mechanisms for integrating musical tone and rhythm

Hearing Research

Volumn 308, Issue , 2014, Pages 50-59

  Musacchia, Gabriella ^a,b   Large, Edward W ^c   Schroeder, Charles E ^d,e  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^e New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY CORTEX; HUMAN; LANGUAGE PROCESSING; MUSIC; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHYTHM; SPEECH; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; AUDITORY CORTEX; BASAL GANGLIA; BRAIN; CATS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; HUMANS; MACACA; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MUSIC; NEURONS; OSCILLOMETRY; PITCH PERCEPTION; RATS; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; SPEECH; THALAMUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84892369466     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: 18785891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2013.09.017     Document Type: Review

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