Regular rhythmic primes improve sentence repetition in children with developmental language disorder

npj Science of Learning, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 8(1)

Опубликована: Июль 10, 2023

Recently reported links between rhythm and grammar processing have opened new perspectives for using in clinical interventions children with developmental language disorder (DLD). Previous research the rhythmic priming paradigm has shown improved performance on tasks after regular primes compared to control conditions. However, this been limited effects of grammaticality judgments. The current study investigated whether could also benefit sentence repetition, a task requiring proficiency complex syntax-an area difficultly DLD. Regular repetition irregular DLD typical development-an effect that did not occur non-linguistic task. These findings suggest overlap musical linguistic syntax, implications use stimulation treatment practice.

Язык: Английский

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Using Motor Tempi to Understand Rhythm and Grammatical Skills in Developmental Language Disorder and Typical Language Development

Neurobiology of Language, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 4(1), С. 1 - 28

Опубликована: Окт. 4, 2022

Children with developmental language disorder (DLD) show relative weaknesses on rhythm tasks beyond their characteristic linguistic impairments. The current study compares preferred tempo and the width of an entrainment region for 5- to 7-year-old typically developing (TD) children DLD considers associations aptitude expressive grammar skills in two populations. Preferred was measured a spontaneous motor task (tapping at comfortable speed), (range) by difference between upper (slow) lower (fast) limits tapping normalized individual's tempo. Data from

Язык: Английский

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Individual differences in neural markers of beat processing relate to spoken grammar skills in six-year-old children

Brain and Language, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 246, С. 105345 - 105345

Опубликована: Окт. 31, 2023

Based on the idea that neural entrainment establishes regular attentional fluctuations facilitate hierarchical processing in both music and language, we hypothesized individual differences syntactic (grammatical) skills will be partly explained by patterns of responses to musical rhythm. To test this hypothesis, recorded activity using electroencephalography (EEG) while children (N = 25) listened passively rhythmic induced different beat percepts. Analysis evoked beta gamma revealed magnitude rhythm variance six-year-olds' expressive grammar abilities, beyond complementarily their performance a behavioral perception task. These results reinforce mechanisms may shared resource supporting across language suggest relevant marker relationship between abilities elementary-school-age children, previously observed only behaviorally.

Язык: Английский

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The shared genetic architecture and evolution of human language and musical rhythm

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Год журнала: 2023, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Ноя. 2, 2023

Abstract Rhythm and language-related traits are phenotypically correlated, but their genetic overlap is largely unknown. Here, we leveraged two large-scale genome-wide association studies performed to shed light on the shared genetics of rhythm (N=606,825) dyslexia (N=1,138,870). Our results reveal an intricate neurobiological architecture, lay groundwork for resolving longstanding debates about potential co-evolution human language musical traits.

Язык: Английский

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Topical Cellular/Tissue and Molecular Aspects Regarding Nonpharmacological Interventions in Alzheimer’s Disease—A Systematic Review

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 24(22), С. 16533 - 16533

Опубликована: Ноя. 20, 2023

One of the most complex and challenging developments at beginning third millennium is alarming increase in demographic aging, mainly—but not exclusively—affecting developed countries. This reality results one harsh medical, social, economic consequences: continuously increasing number people with dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD), which accounts for up to 80% all such types pathology. Its large progressive disabling potential, eventually leads death, therefore represents an important public health matter, especially because there no known cure this disease. Consequently, periodic reappraisals different therapeutic possibilities are necessary. For purpose, we conducted systematic literature review investigating nonpharmacological interventions AD, their currently cellular molecular action bases. endeavor was based on PRISMA method, by selected 116 eligible articles published during last year. Because unfortunate lack effective treatments it necessary enhance efforts toward identifying improving various rehabilitative approaches, as well related prophylactic measures.

Язык: Английский

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Social interaction links active musical rhythm engagement and expressive communication in autistic toddlers

Autism Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 17(2), С. 338 - 354

Опубликована: Янв. 10, 2024

Abstract Rhythm is implicated in both social and linguistic development. perception production skills are also key vulnerabilities neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism which impact communication. However, direct links between musical rhythm engagement expressive communication not clearly evident. This absence of a connection indicates that the mechanism action may recruit other cognitive or developmental factors. We hypothesized interactions, including general interpersonal relationships interactive music‐making involving children caregivers, were significant factor, particularly autism. To test this, we collected data from parents autistic nonautistic 14–36 months age, parent reports their children's rhythmic engagement, skills, parent–child skills. Path analysis revealed system independent, indirect pathways to via interactions toddlers. Such implies represent crucial language different kinds play parallel, independent roles linking with

Язык: Английский

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Musical rhythm abilities and risk for developmental speech-language problems and disorders: epidemiological and polygenic associations

Опубликована: Фев. 27, 2024

Impaired musical rhythm abilities and developmental speech-language related disorders are biologically clinically intertwined. Prior work examining their relationship has primarily used small samples; here, we studied associations at population-scale by conducting the largest systematic epidemiological investigation to date (total N = 39,092). Based on existing theoretical frameworks, predicted that impairment would be a significant risk factor for in general adult population. Findings were consistent across multiple independent datasets subskills (including beat synchronization discrimination), aggregate meta-analyzed data showed is modest but speech, language, reading (OR 1.32 [1.14 – 1.49]; p < .0001). Further, cross-trait polygenic score analyses indicate shared genetic architecture between abilities, providing evidence pleiotropy language-related phenotypes.

Язык: Английский

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Music Exposure and Maternal Musicality Predict Vocabulary Development in Children with Cochlear Implants

Music Perception An Interdisciplinary Journal, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 41(4), С. 240 - 261

Опубликована: Март 22, 2024

Children with cochlear implants (CIs) exhibit large individual differences in vocabulary outcomes. We hypothesized that understudied sources of variance are amount music engagement and exposure maternal musicality. Additionally, we explored whether objective measures captured from the CI data logs parent reports about provide converging and/or complementary evidence, these correlate Sixteen children CIs (Mage = 16.7 months, SD 7.7, range 9.6–32.9) were tested before implantation three, six, 12 months post-CI activation. Music throughout first year post-activation was extracted logs. Children’s home musicality assessed using reports. Analyses revealed relatively low Nonetheless, positive effects emerged for on children’s early receptive expressive three post-activation. Results underline importance combining automatic to understand acoustic environment suggest environmental factors may affect acquisition CIs. The presence despite poor skills further motivates involvement their parents intervention programs.

Язык: Английский

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A behavioural exploration of language aptitude and experience, cognition and more using Graph Analysis

Brain Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 1842, С. 149109 - 149109

Опубликована: Июль 2, 2024

Language aptitude has recently regained interest in cognitive neuroscience. Traditional language testing included phonemic coding ability, associative memory, grammatical sensitivity and inductive learning. Moreover, domain-general abilities are associated with individual differences aptitude, together factors that have yet to be elucidated. Beyond cognition, it is also likely experience domain-specific but non-linguistic fields (e.g. music or numerical processing) influence influenced by aptitude. We investigated some of these relationships a sample 152 participants, using exploratory graph analysis, across different levels regularisation, i.e. sensitivity. carried out meta cluster analysis second step identify variables robustly grouped together. discuss the data, as well their meta-network groupings, at baseline network level, two analyses, one including other excluding dyslexic readers. Our results show stable association between isolation multilingual experience, musicality literacy. highlight necessity more comprehensive view cognition multivariate systems.

Язык: Английский

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Response to commentaries by Schmidt and Kaplan, Penhune, Hickok and Theofanopoulou on “Beat-based dancing to music has evolutionary foundations in advanced vocal learning.”

BMC Neuroscience, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 25(1)

Опубликована: Ноя. 6, 2024

Abstract Each commentary on my article raises important points and new ideas for research rhythmic processing in humans other species. Here I respond to concerning the role of social factors ontogeny beat synchronization, neural connectivity underlying evolution this connectivity, mechanisms by which evolutionary changes strength one white matter tract (driven natural selection) can have knock-on effects structure an adjacent tract.

Язык: Английский

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