Although a growing literature points to substantial variation in speech/language abilities
related to individual differences in musical abilities, mainstream models of communication …

The urge to move to music is universal among humans. Unlike visual art, which is manifest
across space, music is manifest across time. When listeners get carried away by the music …

Most humans have a near-automatic inclination to tap, clap, or move to the beat of music.
The capacity to extract a periodic beat from a complex musical segment is remarkable, as it …

It is well established that auditory cueing improves gait in patients with idiopathic
Parkinson's disease (IPD). Disease-related reductions in speed and step length can be …

In Psychology of Music: From Sound to Significance (2nd edition), the authors consider
music on a broad scale, from its beginning as an acoustical signal to its different …

Abstract The Battery for the Assessment of Auditory Sensorimotor and Timing Abilities
(BAASTA) is a new tool for the systematic assessment of perceptual and sensorimotor timing …

Humans have a remarkable capacity for perceiving and producing rhythm. Rhythmic
competence is often viewed as a single concept, with participants who perform more or less …

The current study aims at characterizing the mechanisms that allow humans to entrain the
mind and body to incoming rhythmic sensory inputs in real time. We addressed this …

Auditory stimulation via rhythmic cues can be used successfully in the rehabilitation of motor
function in patients with motor disorders. A prototypical example is provided by dysfunctional …

The relationship between musical and linguistic skills has received particular attention in
infants and school-aged children. However, very little is known about pre-schoolers. This …