Music training and nonmusical abilities

EG Schellenberg, CF Lima - Annual Review of Psychology, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Music training is generally assumed to improve perceptual and cognitive abilities. Although
correlational data highlight positive associations, experimental results are inconclusive …

Fluent contextual reading is associated with greater synchronization of the visual and auditory networks, fluent reading and better speed of processing in children with …

T Horowitz-Kraus, K Rosch, J Fotang, SH Mostofsky… - Cortex, 2023 - Elsevier
The asynchrony theory of dyslexia postulates weaker visual (orthographical processing) and
auditory (phonological processing) network synchrony in dyslexic readers. The weaker …

[HTML][HTML] Dyslexia telerehabilitation during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results of a rhythm-based intervention for reading

A Cancer, D Sarti, M De Salvatore, E Granocchio… - Children, 2021 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 outbreak necessitated a reorganization of the rehabilitation practices for
Learning Disorders (LDs). During the lockdown phase, telerehabilitation offered the …

[HTML][HTML] Intergenerational longitudinal associations between parental reading/musical traits, infants' auditory processing, and later phonological awareness skills

C Cantiani, C Dondena, M Molteni, V Riva… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The intergenerational transmission of language/reading skills has been demonstrated by
evidence reporting that parental literacy abilities contribute to the prediction of their …

Dynamics of cognitive predictors during reading acquisition in a sample of children overrepresented for dyslexia risk

L Blockmans, R Kievit, J Wouters… - Developmental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Literacy acquisition is a complex process with genetic and environmental factors influencing
cognitive and neural processes associated with reading. Previous research identified factors …

Neural synchronization and intervention in pre‐readers who later on develop dyslexia

S Van Herck, M Economou… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A growing number of studies has investigated temporal processing deficits in dyslexia.
These studies largely focus on neural synchronization to speech. However, the importance …

Musical training enhances categorical perception of speech in preschoolers: Training duration and musical program matter

Y Yao, X Chen, F Chen, J Zhu - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing …, 2022 - ASHA
Purpose: Previous research has indicated the beneficial effects of musical training on
speech perception in children. However, little has been known about whether musical …

The Impact of Gamified Auditory–Verbal Training for Hearing-Challenged Children at Intermediate and Advanced Rehabilitation Stages

Y Xiang, Z Zhang, D Chang, L Tu - Games for Health Journal, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Background: Auditory–verbal training is essential for children with hearing challenges, and
the gamification approach has become a promising direction for improving the rehabilitation …

[HTML][HTML] The role of auditory and visual components in reading training: No additional effect of synchronized visual cue in a rhythm-based intervention for dyslexia

A Cancer, M De Salvatore, E Granocchio, L Andreoli… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Based on the transfer effects of music training on the phonological and reading abilities of
children with dyslexia, a computerized rhythmic intervention—the Rhythmic Reading …

Remedial interventions for developmental dyslexia: Comparing the rhythmic reading training to the “Abilmente” approach

A Cancer, G Stievano, G Pace, A Colombo… - Psychology of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The possibility of using rhythmic auditory interventions for addressing dyslexia-related
difficulties has been empirically explored by several investigations, with encouraging results …