Music enrichment programs improve the neural encoding of speech in at-risk children

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 34, Issue 36, 2014, Pages 11913-11918

  Kraus, Nina ^a   Slater, Jessica ^a   Thompson, Elaine C ^a   Hornickel, Jane ^a,b   Strait, Dana L ^a,c   Nicol, Trent ^a   White Schwoch, Travis ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Data Sense LLC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory brainstem; Community enrichment; Development; Language; Music; Neuroplasticity

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY BRAINSTEM; COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT; DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE; MUSIC; NEUROPLASTICITY;

AUDITORY PATHWAYS; BRAIN STEM; CHILD; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING; MALE; MUSIC; READING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPEECH;

EID: 84906910082     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1881-14.2014     Document Type: Article

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