Children with dyslexia often find it difficult to count the number of syllables in spoken words or to determine whether words rhyme. These subtle difficulties are seen across languages with different ...

We effortlessly identify sensory inputs on the basis of temporal patterning alone (for instance, different Morse code symbols) and as effortlessly produce motor outputs with widely differing temporal ...

Not everyone is Fred Astaire or Michael Jackson, but even those of us who seem to have two left feet have got rhythm--in our brains. From breathing to walking to chewing, our days are filled with ...

While the passage of Public Law 94-142 has increased the mainstreaming of exceptional children in general music classes, little research has been conducted to determine if these children learn music ...

Traditional nursery rhymes are timeless songs passed down through generations, often with simple, rhythmic patterns. They are used to teach children language, rhythm, and basic concepts. Many nursery ...

For me, one of the most intriguing questions about music is the extent to which different aspects of human musicality are in-born as opposed to learned. Does the language you grew up speaking, and the ...

PASADENA, Calif. — Climate cycles persisting for millions of years on ancient Mars left a record of rhythmic patterns in thick stacks of sedimentary rock layers, revealed in three-dimensional detail ...