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Musical rhythm abilities and risk for developmental speech-language problems and disorders: epidemiological and polygenic associations.
Nature communications - 24 Sept 2025
Nayak Srishti, Ladányi Enikő, Eising Else, Mekki Yasmina, Nitin Rachana, Bush Catherine T, Gustavson Daniel E, Anglada-Tort Manuel, Lancaster Hope S, Mosing Miriam A, Ullén Fredrik, Magne Cyrille L, Fisher Simon E, Jacoby Nori, Gordon Reyna L
Abstract excerpt
Impaired musical rhythm abilities and developmental speech-language related disorders are biologically and clinically intertwined. Prior work examining their relationship has primarily used small samples; here, we studied associations at population-scale by conducting the largest systematic epidemiological investigation to date (total N = 39,358). Based on existing theoretical frameworks, we predicted that rhythm...
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