The Acoustic Dimension of Reading: Does Musical Aptitude Affect Silent Reading Fluency?

Fluent reading in a foreign language includes a complex coordination process of visual and auditory nature as the reading brain transforms written symbols into speaking auditory patterns through subvocalization (inner voice). The auditory information activated for reading involves the projection of...

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Main Authors: José Manuel Foncubierta, Francisco H. Machancoses, Kris Buyse, M.C. Fonseca-Mora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnins.2020.00399/full