Cognitive Components of Regularity Processing in the Auditory Domain

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 3; no. 7; p. e2650
• Main Authors: Koelsch, Stefan, Sammler, Daniela
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 09.07.2008; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Acoustics; Adult; Auditory Cortex - physiology; Auditory Perception - physiology; Brain; Brain Mapping; Brain research; Cognition; Cognitive ability; Commonality; EEG; Electroencephalography; Event-related potentials; Evoked Potentials, Auditory - physiology; Female; Frequency; Humans; Information processing; Irregularities; Language; Latency; Male; Memory; Music; Neuroscience/Cognitive Neuroscience; Neuroscience/Experimental Psychology; Neuroscience/Psychology; Neuroscience/Sensory Systems; Physiology; Physiology/Cognitive Neuroscience; Physiology/Sensory Systems; Pitch Discrimination - physiology; Regularity; Repetition; Semantics; Sensory integration; Studies; Syntax; Trends

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