Musical rhythm discrimination explains individual differences in grammar skills in children

Developmental Science

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 635-644

  Gordon, Reyna L ^a   Shivers, Carolyn M ^a   Wieland, Elizabeth A ^b   Kotz, Sonja A ^c,d   Yoder, Paul J ^a   Devin Mcauley, J ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN COGNITIVE AND BRAIN SCIENCES   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MUSIC; PERIODICITY; PHONETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEMANTICS;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MUSIC; PERIODICITY; PHONETICS; SEMANTICS;

EID: 84930046106     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/desc.12230     Document Type: Article

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