Studies of rhythm processing and of reward have progressed separately, with little
connection between the two. However, consistent links between rhythm and reward are …

Learning to decode and produce speech is one of the most demanding tasks faced by
infants. Nevertheless, infants typically utter their first words within a year, and phrases soon …

The ability to extract rhythmic structure is important for the development of language, music,
and social communication. Although previous studies show infants9 brains entrain to the …

When exposed to rhythmic patterns with temporal regularity, adults exhibit an inherent ability
to extract and anticipate an underlying sequence of regularly spaced beats, which is …

During the last trimester of gestation, fetuses and preterm neonates begin to respond to
sensory stimulation and to discover the structure of their environment. Yet, neuronal …

Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) and Electroencephalography (EEG) are
commonly employed neuroimaging methods in developmental neuroscience. Since they …

Sensory prediction and repetition suppression are closely related cognitive mechanisms that
allow the brain to form predictions about the environment, and guide perception in synergy …

The first 1000 days of life are of paramount importance for neonatal development. Premature
newborns are exposed early to the external environment, modifying the fetal exposome and …

The aim of this chapter is to give an overview of how the perception of rhythmic temporal
regularity such as a regular beat in music can be studied in human adults, human newborns …

Auditory processing emerges early in human development, during the late second trimester
of gestation. Rhythm experience begins in fetal life, sha** neural capacities critical for …