Good musical abilities are typically considered to be a consequence of music training, such
that they are studied in samples of formally trained individuals. Here, we asked what predicts …

Studies suggest that long-term music experience enhances the brain's ability to segregate
speech from noise. Musicians'“speech-in-noise (SIN) benefit” is based largely on perception …

Musical aptitude and music training are associated with language-related cognitive
outcomes, even when controlling for general intelligence. However, genetic and …

During successful auditory perception, the human brain classifies diverse acoustic
information into meaningful groupings, a process known as categorical perception (CP) …

There is widespread interest in the possibility that music training enhances nonmusical
abilities. This possibility has been examined primarily for speech perception and domain …

Musical training has been associated with various cognitive benefits, one of which is
enhanced speech perception. However, most findings have been based on musicians …

Individual differences in music traits are heritable and correlated with the development of
cognitive and communication skills, but little is known about whether diverse modes of music …

Fluent reading in a foreign language includes a complex coordination process of visual and
auditory nature as the reading brain transforms written symbols into speaking auditory …

To construct our perceptual world, the brain categorizes variable sensory cues into
behaviorally-relevant groupings. Categorical representations are apparent within a …

The ability to perceive speech in noise (SPiN) declines with age. Although the etiology of
SPiN decline is not well understood, accumulating evidence suggests a role for the dorsal …