"Connections Between Music and Language" - Srishti Nayak (5/27/2022)
The Singing Brain, Episode 9 (https://www.oneplaneteducation.com/the-singing-brain)
"In this episode, we discuss the connections between music and language, how to define musical ability, and whether music can help someone learn a language."
"The Shared Biology of Musicality and Language: Framework, Predictions, and Findings" - Dr. Srishti Nayak's Talk with Social Bridges (2/6/2022)
Social BRIDGES 5 Talks (https://www.unibw.de/socialbridges/socialbridges5_summary)
Using individual differences approaches, a growing body of literature finds positive associations between musical and language-related abilities, complementing prior findings linking musical training with language skills. Despite these associations, musicality is often overlooked as a factor in mainstream models of individual differences in language acquisition and development. To better understand the biological basis of both musicality and language, and how they are intertwined, we have recently proposed the Musical Abilities, Pleiotropy, Language, and Environment (MAPLE) framework, which posits shared genetic architecture, overlapping neural endophenotypes, and shared genetic influences on musically/linguistically enriched environments. In this talk, I will share findings from a synthetic review of over 70 studies demonstrating that individual differences in musical abilities are robustly correlated with language-related skills, and discuss findings in terms of potential underlying biology. I will also outline ongoing and future studies for unraveling the shared genetic architecture of musicality and language, based on testable predictions put forth by the MAPLE framework. These efforts can allow us to leverage our understanding of the biological basis of music, towards better understanding individual differences in language abilities across development.
"Hierarchical Acoustic Structure During Parent-Child Interactions of Toddlers with Typical Development and Autism Spectrum Disorder" - Dr. Camila Alviar (11/5/2021)
2021 Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Science Day
Links to the poster PDF and full abstract can be found here.
"Parent-Child Integrated Music Program Supports Well-Being in Families of Young Children with and without ASD" - Talia Liu (11/5/2021)
2021 Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Science Day
Links to the poster PDF and full abstract can be found here.
"Mindfulness-Based Music and Songwriting: Analysis of Pilot Data from a Novel Telehealth Intervention for Parents of Children with Disabilities" - Zoe Crawley (11/5/2021)
2021 Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Science Day
Links to the poster PDF and full abstract can be found here.
"The Use of Blink Timing as a Prosodic Communicative Marker in Infant-Directed Singing Interactions"- Aparna Srinivasan (11/5/2021)
2021 Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Science Day
Links to the poster PDF and full abstract can be found here.
"Identifying a Brain Network for Musical Rhythm: A Functional Neuroimaging Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review" - Anna Kasdan (11/5/2021)
2021 Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Science Day
Links to the poster PDF and full abstract can be found here.
"Individual Differences in Silent Reading Fluency are Associated with Musicality and Speech Perception Abilities" - Jonathan Liu (11/5/2021)
2021 Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Science Day
Links to the poster PDF and full abstract can be found here.
"Genetic associations between executive functions and intelligence: A combined twin and adoption study" - Dr. Dan Gustavson (11/4/2021)
2021 Psychonomics (https://www.psychonomic.org/page/2021program)
Authors:
Daniel E. Gustavson (Vanderbilt University Medical Center)
Chandra A. Reynolds (University of California, Riverside)
Robin P. Corley (University of Colorado Boulder)
Sally J. Wadsworth (University of Colorado Boulder)
John K. Hewitt (University of Colorado Boulder)
Naomi P. Friedman (University of Colorado Boulder)
Link to the full abstract can be found here.
"Wired for sound: The genetics of music" - Dr. Reyna Gordon (11/4/2021)
Wired for Sound, S4.22 (https://genetics.org.uk/podcasts/genetics-unzipped-2-2/)
Special Guests:
Reyna Gordon, Ph.D (Vanderbilt University Medical Center)
Jasmin Pfeifer, Ph.D (Heinrich-Heine University)