Working memory capacity and musical skill

Working Memory: The Connected Intelligence

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 137-156

  Hambrick, David Z ^a   Meinz, Elizabeth J ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 84906006772     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203094600     Document Type: Chapter

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