Enik? Ladányi|Valentina Persici|Anna Fiveash|Barbara Tillmann|Reyna L. Gordon
Is atypical rhythm a risk factor for developmental speech and language disorders?
Vanderbilt University Medical Center|Vanderbilt University Medical Center|University of Milano-Bicocca|Vanderbilt Health|Vanderbilt University|Claude Bernard University Lyon 1|Lyon Neuroscience Research Center|Inserm|French National Centre for Scientific Research|Centre Hospitalier Le Vinatier|Lyon Neuroscience Research Center|Vanderbilt University Medical Center|Vanderbilt Health|Vanderbilt University
abstract although growing literature points substantial variation speechlanguage abilities related individual differences musical abilities mainstream models communication sciences disorders yet incorporated individual differences childhood speechlanguage development article reviews three sources evidence comprehensive body research aligning three main themes associations musical rhythm speechlanguage processing b musical rhythm children developmental speechlanguage disorders common comorbid attentional motor disorders c individual differences mechanisms underlying rhythm processing infants relationship later speechlanguage development light converging evidence associations musical rhythm speechlanguage processing propose atypical rhythm risk hypothesis posits individuals atypical rhythm higher risk developmental speechlanguage disorders hypothesis framed within larger epidemiological literature recent methodological advances allow largescale testing shared underlying biology across clinically distinct disorders series predictions future work testing atypical rhythm risk hypothesis outlined suggest significant body evidence found support hypothesis envision new risk factor models incorporate atypical rhythm predict risk developing speechlanguage disorders given high prevalence speechlanguage disorders population negative longterm social economic consequences gaps identifying children atrisk new lines research could potentially positively impact access early identification treatment article categorized linguistics gt language mind brain neuroscience gt development linguistics gt language acquisition