Cross-sectional study on the relationship between music training and working memory in adults

Australian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 38-46

  Suárez, Lidia ^a   Elangovan, Shalini ^a   Au, Agnes ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Executive function; Music training; Phonological memory; Spatial memory; Visual memory; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925965082     PISSN: 00049530     EISSN: 17429536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajpy.12087     Document Type: Article

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