ReviewFrontiers in human neuroscience2014
The Role of Rhythm in Speech and Language Rehabilitation: The SEP Hypothesis.
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The efficacy of rhythmic training for enhancing language and reading skills in children: a systematic review.BMC psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Embodying Time in the Brain: A Multi-Dimensional Neuroimaging Meta-Analysis of 95 Duration Processing Studies.Neuropsychology review · 2024Pooled it
- A Proof-of-Concept Study of Gamified Rhythmic Training in Preadolescents Who Stutter.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2026Trial
- Music Training Increases Phonological Awareness and Reading Skills in Developmental Dyslexia: A Randomized Control Trial.PloS one · 2015Trial
- Modeling the rhythmic complexity of professional drumming with an oscillation-driven reservoir computer.Cognitive neurodynamics · 2026Article
- Rhythm Processing Across Development: Origins, Links to Language Processing, and Perspectives for Intervention.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2026Review
- A Cross-Language Study of Oral Diadochokinesis: Rates and Rhythm.Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica : official organ of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP) · 2026Article
- Not primed to agree? Short or no effect of rhythmic priming on typical adults processing number agreement.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Rhythm and music for promoting sensorimotor organization in autism: broader implications for outcomes.Frontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2024Article
- Head movements induced by voluntary neck flexion stabilize sensorimotor synchronization of the finger to syncopated auditory rhythms.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Speaking to a metronome reduces kinematic variability in typical speakers and people who stutter.PloS one · 2024Article
- An integrated review of music cognition and rhythmic stimuli in sensorimotor neurocognition and neurorehabilitation.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2023Review
- Regular rhythmic primes improve sentence repetition in children with developmental language disorder.NPJ science of learning · 2023Article
- First school year tapping predicts children's third-grade literacy skills.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Effect of an Auditory Temporal Training Program on Speech Fluency of Children with Developmental Stuttering.Iranian journal of child neurology · 2023Article
- Auditory rhythm discrimination in adults who stutter: An fMRI study.Brain and language · 2023Article
- The influence of memory on the speech-to-song illusion.Memory & cognition · 2022Article
- Rhythm Perception, Speaking Rate Entrainment, and Conversational Quality: A Mediated Model.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2022Article
- You got rhythm, or more: The multidimensionality of rhythmic abilities.Attention, perception & psychophysics · 2022Article
- Musical Performance in Adolescents with ADHD, ADD and Dyslexia-Behavioral and Neurophysiological Aspects.Brain sciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
For thousands of years, human beings have engaged in rhythmic activities such as drumming, dancing, and singing. Rhythm can be a powerful medium to stimulate communication and social interactions, due to the strong sensorimotor coupling. For example, the mere presence of an underlying beat or pulse can result in spontaneous motor responses such as hand clapping, foot stepping, and rhythmic vocalizations. Examining the relationship between rhythm and speech is fundamental not only to our understanding of the origins of human communication but also in the treatment of neurological disorders. In this paper, we explore whether rhythm has therapeutic potential for promoting recovery from speech and language dysfunctions. Although clinical studies are limited to date, existing experimental evidence demonstrates rich rhythmic organization in both music and language, as well as overlapping brain networks that are crucial in the design of rehabilitation approaches. Here, we propose the "SEP" hypothesis, which postulates that (1) "sound envelope processing" and (2) "synchronization and entrainment to pulse" may help stimulate brain networks that underlie human communication. Ultimately, we hope that the SEP hypothesis will provide a useful framework for facilitating rhythm-based research in various patient populations.
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