Listening to music primes space: pianists, but not novices, simulate heard actions

Psychological Research

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 175-182

  Taylor, J Eric T ^a   Witt, Jessica K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; MUSIC; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPACE PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893204476     PISSN: 03400727     EISSN: 14302772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00426-014-0544-x     Document Type: Article

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