APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Attending to the Beat: How Speech Rhythm Scaffolds Rule Learning across Development
- Alba Nuez-Vilà
Cognition and Brain Plasticity Unit - Alba Nuez-Vilà
Institute of Neurosciences - Arianna Porcheddu
Cognition and Brain Plasticity Unit - Arianna Porcheddu
Institute of Neurosciences - Bianca Franzoia
Institute of Neurosciences - Bianca Franzoia
Cognition and Brain Plasticity Unit - Ruth De Diego-Balaguer
Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA) - Ruth De Diego-Balaguer
Institute of Neurosciences - Ruth De Diego-Balaguer
Cognition and Brain Plasticity Unit
Abstract
We examine the mechanisms by which beat-inducing rhythms enhance learning of non-adjacent dependencies (NADs) in artificial languages. Using EEG-fNIRS, we will test thirty adults and infants (9, 24 months) to assess how rhythmic cues modulate grammar learning through the differential engagement of attentional, motor, and language networks across development.
