Rhythm perception and production predict reading abilities in developmental dyslexia

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue JUNE, 2014, Pages

  Flaugnacco, Elena ^a,b   Lopez, Luisa ^c   Terribili, Chiara ^c   Zoia, Stefania ^a   Buda, Sonia ^c   Tilli, Sara ^c   Monasta, Lorenzo ^a   Montico, Marcella ^a   Sila, Alessandra ^b   Ronfani, Luca ^a   Schön, Daniele ^d,e  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^b Center for the Child Health Onlus   (Italy)

^c Developmental Neuropsychiatry Ward   (Italy)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^e INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Dyslexia; Music; Phonological awareness; Rhythm; Temporal processing

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACOUSTIC REFLEX; ARTICLE; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSLEXIA; HEARING; HUMAN; LANGUAGE PROCESSING; MENTAL TASK; MUSIC; MUSIC THERAPY; PHONETICS; PREDICTION; READING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84902003335     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16625161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00392     Document Type: Article

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