Study finds sensitivity to musical rhythm supports social development in infants
Craig Boerner
https://news.vumc.org/2022/11/03/study-finds-sensitivity-to-musical-rhythm-supports-social-development-in-infants/
Engaging infants with a song provides a readymade means for supporting social development and interaction, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Marcus Autism Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and Emory University School of Medicine enrolled 112 infants who were either 2 months or 6 months old.
FAQ about Beat synchronization GWAS study
Reyna Gordon
https://www.vumc.org/music-cognition-lab/FAQbeatGWAS
This page is an FAQ about Niarchou, Gustavson et al., 2022, Nature Human Behaviour. Genome-wide association study of musical beat synchronization demonstrates high polygenicity.
Access the full paper at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-022-01359-x