Neurobiological Aspects of Neurologic Music Therapy

Music & Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 210-216

  Altenmüller, Eckart ^a   Schlaug, Gottfried ^b  

^a Hanover University of Music and Drama   (Germany)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

brain plasticity; melodic intonation therapy; music supported training; neurologic music therapy; neurorehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990339259     PISSN: 19438621     EISSN: 1943863X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1943862113505328     Document Type: Article

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