Speech Rhythm and the Reading Brain
Hosted by Centre for Child, Adolescent & Family Research Seminar Series
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Speaker: Professor Usha Goswami, University of Cambridge
Series: Centre for Child, Adolescent & Family Research Seminar Series
Also open online: the joining details are on the talk's page.
Abstract
Recent insights from auditory neuroscience provide a new perspective on how the brain encodes speech.
Using these recent insights, I will provide an overview of key factors underpinning individual differences in children’s development of language and phonology, providing a context for exploring atypical reading development (dyslexia).
Children with dyslexia are relatively insensitive to acoustic cues related to speech rhythm patterns. This lack of rhythmic sensitivity is related to the atypical neural encoding of rhythm patterns in speech by the brain.
How to attend
Members of the University may attend in-person at the Old Cavendish Lab, Free School Lane (enter opposite Student Services).
The talk will also be streamed online for those unable to be there in person, and for those external to the University:
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