Music Training Linked to Better Understanding of Speech
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Category:
Research Report |
Issue(s) Addressed:
Inherent value/intelligence Supporting the school environment for learning Long-term success of students Disabilities English Language Learners |
Attribution
“Music Training Linked to Better Understanding of Speech.” The Dana Foundation, Kayt Sukel, October 30, 2009.
Item Text
“A new study suggests that musical skills can also help people understand spoken words buried in a noisy cacophony. This ability may help explain why music training seems to help some people with other forms of learning and could eventually lead to new therapies for children with autism and older people with hearing difficulty…
[Nina] Kraus and colleagues Alexandra Parbery-Clark, Carrie Lam and Erika Skoe [of Northwestern University] evaluated participants as they listened to and then repeated back sentences presented in varying amounts of background noise. Those who had musical training, defined as ten or more years of musical study, were much better able to repeat the sentences than those without it. Kraus says the finding supports the argument that musical training may harness areas of the brain that improve executive functioning.”
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- Name: MENC Staff
- Email: advocacy@menc.org