Did you know that people who can keep a beat are more responsive to speech neurologically than those with less rhythm? New research indicates these findings. Here are 3 key take aways: #1 "Musical training might be useful in sharpening the brain’s response to language." #2 "Rhythm is an integral part of both music and language,” Kraus explained. “And the rhythm of spoken language is a crucial cue to understanding.” #3 “Musicians have highly consistent auditory-neural responses,” Kraus said. “It may be that musical training – with its emphasis on rhythmic skills – can exercise the auditory-system, leading to less neural jitter and stronger sound-to-meaning associations that are so essential to learning to read.”
Posted on: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 20:14:48 +0000
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