"Playing an instrument may help youngsters better process speech in noisy classrooms and more accurately interpret the nuances of language that are conveyed by subtle changes in the human voice ...

More information: Noémie te Rietmolen et al, Moving rhythmically can facilitate naturalistic speech perception in a noisy environment, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (2025).

planning and emotional perception. Lutz Jäncke, a psychologist at the University of Zurich, said: "Learning to play a musical instrument has definite benefits and can increase IQ by seven points ...

In a recent study published in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, researchers explored the effect of maternal language on fetal speech perception. Maternal speech exposure during ...

The presence of amblyopia during early childhood may lead to impaired visual-auditory speech integration and alterations in speech perception, according to a study published online September 11 in ...