Evaluation of musical skills in children with a diagnosis of an auditory processing disorder

Olakunbi, Deborah; Bamiou, Doris‐Eva; Luxon, Linda M.

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.03.008

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“…APD assessment typically includes speech in noise recognition, temporal sequencing, temporal resolution and dichotic listening tests, which arguably do not capture all manifestations of APD. Further, the present study confirms and furtherly expands on previous research on rhythm perception of this population (Olakunbi et al, 2010;Scheffner et al, 2017;Sidiras et al, 2019). The WRRC wordlists consist of 70% of words that are stressed in the first syllable (trochees) versus 30% in the second (iambs) thus the present study findings would be applicable to everyday use of Modern Greek (Iliadou et al, 2006).…”

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Absence of Rhythm Benefit on Speech in Noise Recognition in Children Diagnosed With Auditory Processing Disorder

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Auditory processing disorder (APD) is a specific deficit in the processing of auditory information along the central auditory nervous system. It is characterized mainly by deficits in speech in noise recognition. APD children may also present with deficits in processing of auditory rhythm. Rhythmic neural entrainment is commonly present in perception of both speech and music, while auditory rhythmic priming of speech in noise has been known to enhance recognition in typical children. Here, we test the hypothesis that the effect of rhythmic priming is compromised in APD children, and further assessed for correlations with verbal and non-verbal auditory processing and cognition. Forty APD children and 33 neurotypical ones were assessed through (a) WRRC, a test measuring the effects of rhythmic priming on speech in noise recognition, (b) a battery of auditory processing tests, commonly used in APD diagnosis, and (c) two cognitive tests, assessing working memory and auditory attention respectively. Findings revealed that (a) the effect of rhythmic priming on speech in noise recognition is absent in APD children, (b) it is linked to non-verbal auditory processing, and (c) it is only weakly dependent on cognition. We discuss these findings in light of Dynamic Attention Theory, neural entrainment and neural oscillations and suggest that these functions may be compromised in APD children. Further research is needed (a) to explore the nature of the mechanics of rhythmic priming on speech in noise perception and why the effect is absent in APD children, (b) which other mechanisms related to both rhythm and language are also affected in this population, and (c) whether music/rhythm training can restore deficits in rhythm effects.

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“…Poor musical ability and/or appreciation of music is a common selfreported symptom by children with APD (American Academy of Audiology [AAA], 2010). Olakunbi et al (2010) reported poorer meter perception and Scheffner et al (2017) reported poorer rhythm reproduction in children with APD compared to neurotypical ones. Dyslexic children also show compromised non-musical auditory processing and auditory rhythm perception (Goswami et al, 2013; Colling et al, 2017) while Huss et al (2011) found these measures to be correlated.…”

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Deficits in Auditory Rhythm Perception in Children With Auditory Processing Disorder Are Unrelated to Attention

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Auditory processing disorder (APD) is defined as a specific deficit in the processing of auditory information along the central auditory nervous system, including bottom-up and top-down neural connectivity. Even though music comprises a big part of audition, testing music perception in APD population has not yet gained wide attention in research. This work tests the hypothesis that deficits in rhythm perception occur in a group of subjects with APD. The primary focus of this study is to measure perception of a simple auditory rhythm, i.e., short isochronous sequences of beats, in APD children and to compare their performance to age-matched normal controls. The secondary question is to study the relationship between cognition and auditory processing of rhythm perception. We tested 39 APD children and 25 control children aged between 6 and 12 years via (a) clinical APD tests, including a monaural speech in noise test, (b) isochrony task, a test measuring the detection of small deviations from perfect isochrony in a isochronous beats sequence, and (c) two cognitive tests (auditory memory and auditory attention). APD children scored worse in isochrony task compared to the age-matched control group. In the APD group, neither measure of cognition (attention nor memory) correlated with performance in isochrony task. Left (but not right) speech in noise performance correlated with performance in isochrony task. In the control group a large correlation (r = −0.701, p = 0.001) was observed between isochrony task and attention, but not with memory. The results demonstrate a deficit in the perception of regularly timed sequences in APD that is relevant to the perception of speech in noise, a ubiquitous complaint in this condition. Our results suggest (a) the existence of a non-attention related rhythm perception deficit in APD children and (b) differential effects of attention on task performance in normal vs. APD children. The potential beneficial use of music/rhythm training for rehabilitation purposes in APD children would need to be explored.

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“…This finding corroborates a recent report by Batista and colleagues 7 , which described significantly disrupted temporal auditory processing in patients with NF1. Interestingly, children and teenagers with the same impairment, but without NF1, also exhibit difficulties in perceiving music, especially in their ability to judge meter, an element of temporal musical structure 27 . This evidence suggests a possible relationship between a temporal auditory processing disorder and amusia in NF1.…”

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Evaluation of musical skills in children with a diagnosis of an auditory processing disorder

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Absence of Rhythm Benefit on Speech in Noise Recognition in Children Diagnosed With Auditory Processing Disorder

Absence of Rhythm Benefit on Speech in Noise Recognition in Children Diagnosed With Auditory Processing Disorder

Deficits in Auditory Rhythm Perception in Children With Auditory Processing Disorder Are Unrelated to Attention

Amusia and its electrophysiological correlates in neurofibromatosis type 1

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