Examining individual differences in singing, musical and tone language ability in adolescents and young adults with dyslexia
In recent years, evidence has been provided that individuals with dyslexia show alterations in the anatomy and function of the auditory cortex. Dyslexia is considered to be a learning disability that affects the development of music and language capacity. We set out to test adolescents and young adu...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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6 June 2022
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Brain Sciences
Year: 2022, Volume: 12, Issue: 6, Pages: 1-16 |
| ISSN: | 2076-3425 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/brainsci12060744 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci12060744 Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/12/6/744 
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| Author Notes: | Markus Christiner, Bettina L. Serrallach, Jan Benner, Valdis Bernhofs, Peter Schneider, Julia Renner, Sabine Sommer-Lolei and Christine Groß |
| Summary: | In recent years, evidence has been provided that individuals with dyslexia show alterations in the anatomy and function of the auditory cortex. Dyslexia is considered to be a learning disability that affects the development of music and language capacity. We set out to test adolescents and young adults with dyslexia and controls (N = 52) for their neurophysiological differences by investigating the auditory evoked P1-N1-P2 complex. In addition, we assessed their ability in Mandarin, in singing, their musical talent and their individual differences in elementary auditory skills. A discriminant analysis of magnetencephalography (MEG) revealed that individuals with dyslexia showed prolonged latencies in P1, N1, and P2 responses. A correlational analysis between MEG and behavioral variables revealed that Mandarin syllable tone recognition, singing ability and musical aptitude (AMMA) correlated with P1, N1, and P2 latencies, respectively, while Mandarin pronunciation was only associated with N1 latency. The main findings of this study indicate that the earlier P1, N1, and P2 latencies, the better is the singing, the musical aptitude, and the ability to link Mandarin syllable tones to their corresponding syllables. We suggest that this study provides additional evidence that dyslexia can be understood as an auditory and sensory processing deficit. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 24.08.2022 This article belongs to the special issue "Neuropsychological analysis of language disorders" |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 2076-3425 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/brainsci12060744 |