Speech and music have structured rhythms. Here we discuss a major acoustic correlate of
spoken and musical rhythms, the slow (0.25–32 Hz) temporal modulations in sound intensity …

Music and language are two complex systems that specifically characterize the human
communication toolkit. There has been a heated debate in the literature on whether music …

There is growing evidence that music can induce a wide range of visual imagery. To date,
however, there have been few thorough investigations into the specific content of music …

Recently reported links between rhythm and grammar processing have opened new
perspectives for using rhythm in clinical interventions for children with developmental …

Rhythm plays an organisational role in the prosody and phonology of language, and
children with literacy difficulties have been found to demonstrate poor rhythmic perception …

Multisensory integration is essential for the quick and accurate perception of our
environment, particularly in everyday tasks like speech perception. Research has …

In recent decades there has been a proliferation of neuromyths based on oversimplifications
and over-generalisations of research findings. As part of a larger project that examines the …

Children in transition from kindergarten to school develop fundamental skills important for
the acquisition of reading and writing. Previous research pointed toward substantial …

In a society where mobility, globalization and contact with people from other cultures have
become its distinctive traits, the enhancement of plurilingualism and intercultural …

Purpose Phonological awareness (PA) requires the complex integration of language,
speech, and auditory processing abilities. Enhanced pitch and rhythm discrimination have …