High school music classes enhance the neural processing of speech.

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Published in Front Psychol on December 06, 2013

Authors

Adam Tierney1, Jennifer Krizman2, Erika Skoe1, Kathleen Johnston3, Nina Kraus4

Author Affiliations

1: 1Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory, Northwestern University Evanston, IL, USA ; 2Department of Communication Sciences, Northwestern University Evanston, IL, USA.
2: 1Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory, Northwestern University Evanston, IL, USA ; 2Department of Communication Sciences, Northwestern University Evanston, IL, USA ; 3Bilingualism and Psycholinguistics Research Group, Northwestern University Evanston, IL, USA.
3: 4Walter Payton College Preparatory High School Chicago, IL, USA.
4: 1Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory, Northwestern University Evanston, IL, USA ; 2Department of Communication Sciences, Northwestern University Evanston, IL, USA ; 4Walter Payton College Preparatory High School Chicago, IL, USA ; 5Institute for Neuroscience, Northwestern University Evanston, IL, USA ; 6Department of Neurobiology and Physiology, Northwestern University Evanston, IL, USA ; 7Department of Otolaryngology, Northwestern University Evanston, IL, USA.

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