Loud and unwanted: Individual differences in the tolerance for exposure to music (2024)

Carraturo, G., Kliuchko, M., & Brattico, E. (2024). Loud and unwanted: Individual differences in the tolerance for exposure to music. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 155(5), 3274-3282. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0025924

Carraturo, Giulio ; Kliuchko, Marina ; Brattico, Elvira. / Loud and unwanted : Individual differences in the tolerance for exposure to music. In: Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 2024 ; Vol. 155, No. 5. pp. 3274-3282.

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Carraturo, G, Kliuchko, M & Brattico, E 2024, 'Loud and unwanted: Individual differences in the tolerance for exposure to music', Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 155, no. 5, pp. 3274-3282. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0025924

Loud and unwanted: Individual differences in the tolerance for exposure to music. / Carraturo, Giulio; Kliuchko, Marina; Brattico, Elvira.
In: Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 155, No. 5, 2024, p. 3274-3282.

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Carraturo G, Kliuchko M, Brattico E. Loud and unwanted: Individual differences in the tolerance for exposure to music. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 2024;155(5):3274-3282. doi: 10.1121/10.0025924