Processing rhythm in speech and music: Shared mechanisms and implications for developmental speech and language disorders.
Objective: Music and speech are complex signals containing regularities in how they unfold
in time. Similarities between music and speech/language in terms of their auditory features …
in time. Similarities between music and speech/language in terms of their auditory features …
Is atypical rhythm a risk factor for developmental speech and language disorders?
Although a growing literature points to substantial variation in speech/language abilities
related to individual differences in musical abilities, mainstream models of communication …
related to individual differences in musical abilities, mainstream models of communication …
[HTML][HTML] Please don't stop the music: A meta-analysis of the cognitive and academic benefits of instrumental musical training in childhood and adolescence
An extensive literature has investigated the impact of musical training on cognitive skills and
academic achievement in children and adolescents. However, most of the studies have …
academic achievement in children and adolescents. However, most of the studies have …
[HTML][HTML] Does music training enhance auditory and linguistic processing? A systematic review and meta-analysis of behavioral and brain evidence
It is often claimed that music training improves auditory and linguistic skills. Results of
individual studies are mixed, however, and most evidence is correlational, precluding …
individual studies are mixed, however, and most evidence is correlational, precluding …
Successful aging of musicians: Preservation of sensorimotor regions aids audiovisual speech-in-noise perception
Musicianship can mitigate age-related declines in audiovisual speech-in-noise perception.
We tested whether this benefit originates from functional preservation or functional …
We tested whether this benefit originates from functional preservation or functional …
Mental health and music engagement: review, framework, and guidelines for future studies
Is engaging with music good for your mental health? This question has long been the topic
of empirical clinical and nonclinical investigations, with studies indicating positive …
of empirical clinical and nonclinical investigations, with studies indicating positive …
Speech perception is similar for musicians and non-musicians across a wide range of conditions
It remains unclear whether musical training is associated with improved speech
understanding in a noisy environment, with different studies reaching differing conclusions …
understanding in a noisy environment, with different studies reaching differing conclusions …
The musical abilities, pleiotropy, language, and environment (MAPLE) framework for understanding musicality-language links across the lifespan
Using individual differences approaches, a growing body of literature finds positive
associations between musicality and language-related abilities, complementing prior …
associations between musicality and language-related abilities, complementing prior …
[HTML][HTML] Attention reinforces human corticofugal system to aid speech perception in noise
CN Price, GM Bidelman - Neuroimage, 2021 - Elsevier
Perceiving speech-in-noise (SIN) demands precise neural coding between brainstem and
cortical levels of the hearing system. Attentional processes can then select and prioritize task …
cortical levels of the hearing system. Attentional processes can then select and prioritize task …
Prenatal daily musical exposure is associated with enhanced neural representation of speech fundamental frequency: Evidence from neonatal frequency‐following …
S Arenillas‐Alcón, T Ribas‐Prats… - Developmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fetal hearing experiences shape the linguistic and musical preferences of neonates. From
the very first moment after birth, newborns prefer their native language, recognize their …
the very first moment after birth, newborns prefer their native language, recognize their …