We tested theories of links between musical expertise and language ability in a sample of 6-
to 9-year-old children. Language ability was measured with tests of speech perception and …

The development of human abilities stems from a complex interplay between genetic
predispositions and environmental factors. Numerous studies have compared musicians …

Objective This review compiles the scientific evidence to date on the effectiveness of
musical/rhythmic training for improving and/or enhancing the development of language skills …

It is poorly known whether musical training is associated with improvements in general
cognitive abilities, such as statistical learning (SL). In standard SL paradigms, musicians …

Objectives: Children with hearing loss (HL), in spite of early cochlear implantation, often
struggle considerably with language acquisition. Previous research has shown a benefit of …

Despite the overall success of cochlear implantation, language outcomes remain suboptimal
and subject to large inter-individual variability. Early auditory rehabilitation techniques have …

How does the brain follow a sound that is mixed with others in a noisy environment? One
possible strategy is to allocate attention to task-relevant time intervals. Prior work has linked …

Speech comprehension is enhanced when preceded (or accompanied) by a congruent
rhythmic prime reflecting the metrical sentence structure. Although these phenomena have …

Background Perceptual and speech production abilities of children with cochlear implants
(CIs) are usually tested by word and sentence repetition or naming tests. However, these …

Abstract Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) use a variety of rhythmbased methods for
speech and language rehabilitation, but their theoretical foundations remain imprecise. In …