Piano training enhances the neural processing of pitch and improves speech perception in Mandarin-speaking children

Musical training confers advantages in speech-sound processing, which could play an important role in early childhood education. To understand the mechanisms of this effect, we used event-related potential and behavioral measures in a longitudinal design. Seventy-four Mandarin-speaking children aged...

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Main Authors: Nan, Yun (Author), Liu, Li (Author), Geiser, Eveline (Contributor), Shu, Hua (Author), Gong, Chen Chen (Contributor), Dong, Qi (Author), Gabrieli, John D. E. (Contributor), Desimone, Robert (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (Contributor), McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2019-02-19T18:56:04Z.
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