Clapping in time parallels literacy and calls upon overlapping neural mechanisms in early readers

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Silvia BonacinaNina Kraus

Abstract

The auditory system is extremely precise in processing the temporal information of perceptual events and using these cues to coordinate action. Synchronizing movement to a steady beat relies on this bidirectional connection between sensory and motor systems, and activates many of the auditory and cognitive processes used when reading. Here, we use Interactive Metronome, a clinical intervention technology requiring an individual to clap her hands in time with a steady beat, to investigate whether the links between literacy and synchronization skills, previously established in older children, are also evident in children who are learning to read. We tested 64 typically developing children (ages 5-7 years) on their synchronization abilities, neurophysiological responses to speech in noise, and literacy skills. We found that children who have lower variability in synchronizing have higher phase consistency, higher stability, and more accurate envelope encoding-all neurophysiological response components linked to language skills. Moreover, performing the same task with visual feedback reveals links with literacy skills, notably processing speed, phonological processing, word reading, spelling, morphology, and syntax. These results s...Continue Reading

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Jul 7, 2019·Brain Sciences·Marie-Élaine LagroisIsabelle Peretz
Jun 22, 2019·Global Pediatric Health·Silvia BonacinaNina Kraus
Sep 11, 2019·Hearing Research·Jennifer Krizman, Nina Kraus
Jun 20, 2020·Journal of Experimental Child Psychology·Anna FiveashBarbara Tillmann
Oct 23, 2021·Frontiers in Psychology·Csaba Kertész, Ferenc Honbolygó

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