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SUMMARY:Music\, Rhythm and Developmental Dyslexia. (POSTPONED) - Dr Sheila
  Flanagan\, Centre for Neuroscience in Education
DTSTART:20170224T174500Z
DTEND:20170224T191000Z
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CONTACT:Dr Antonio M. M. Rodrigues
DESCRIPTION:This talk has been postponed\, new date to be confirmed soon. 
 Our apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.  \n\nDevelopment
 al dyslexia is a learning disorder marked by a difficulty in recognising a
 nd understanding written language. It is estimated that 7% of children who
  are otherwise of normal intelligence and without any obvious neurological
  damage are affected by developmental dyslexia\, which can lead to impaire
 d education and eventual quality of life.\nThe theory that processing of l
 anguage and music is shared by some parts of the brain is gaining support.
  It is understood that rhythm perception is important in both speech and m
 usic\; studies have shown that children and adults with dyslexia are poor 
 with respect to rhythmic timing.  Much research has shown that the core di
 fficulty in developmental dyslexia\, across many languages\, is one of sen
 sing the pattern within speech sounds\, so called\, phonological awareness
 . This is the ability to hear-out the parts of a word\, for example\, to t
 ell which word does not rhyme from the group: gap\, nap\, Jack.  Specifica
 lly\, it has been shown that sensitivity to the rise time of a sounds ampl
 itude envelope is impaired for children with developmental dyslexia and po
 or phonological awareness\, as well as linked to musical rhythm sensitivit
 y. It is proposed that poor sensitivity to this part of the acoustic signa
 l is common to both dyslexia and impaired rhythm perception.\nRelatively l
 ittle is understood about the underlying brain mechanisms involved with ph
 onological awareness.  To be able to identify the core neural deficits und
 erlying dyslexia could lead to improvements in educational interventions\,
  possibly based on rhythm and music training.
LOCATION:Wolfson College\, Gatsby Room
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