Enhanced processing of vocal melodies in childhood

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 370-377

  Weiss, Michael W ^a   Schellenberg, Glenn E ^a   Trehub, Sandra E ^a   Dawber, Emily J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Development; Melody; Memory; Timbre; Voice

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY STIMULATION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; MUSIC; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RECOGNITION; VOICE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); VOICE;

EID: 84925442479     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0038784     Document Type: Article

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