Got rhythm? You can learn languages and reading better
The surprising link between music, rhythmic abilities and language skills; can music training help you learn to read?
September 18, 2013
Mechanical metronome (credit: Wikimedia Commons)
Northwestern University researchers have found biological evidence linking the ability to keep a beat to the neural encoding of speech sounds.
The study has significant implications for reading, according to Nina Kraus, director ofNorthwestern’s Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory.
The study demonstrates that accurate beat-keeping involves synchronization between the parts of the brain responsible for hearing as well as movement./.../
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