Kali Woodruff Carr|Travis White?Schwoch|Adam Tierney|Dana L. Strait|Nina Kraus
Beat synchronization predicts neural speech encoding and reading readiness in preschoolers
Institute of Neurobiology|Northwestern University
temporal cues important discerning word boundaries syllable segments speech perception facilitates language acquisition development beat synchronization neural encoding speech reflect precision processing temporal cues linked reading skills poor readers diminished neural precision may contribute rhythmic phonological deficits establish links beat synchronization speech processing children yet begun read preschoolers entrain external beat faithful neural encoding temporal modulations speech score higher tests early language skills summary propose precise neural encoding temporal modulations key mechanism underlying reading acquisition beat synchronization abilities emerge early age findings may inform strategies early detection intervention languagebased learning disabilities