The Acoustic Dimension of Reading: Does Musical Aptitude Affect Silent Reading Fluency?

• Published in: Frontiers in neuroscience Vol. 14; p. 399
• Main Authors: Foncubierta, José Manuel, Machancoses, Francisco H, Buyse, Kris, Fonseca-Mora, M C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Research Foundation 29.04.2020; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: acoustic dimension; Acoustics; Adults; auditory working memory; Brain; Brain research; Cognitive ability; Decoding; Discriminant analysis; Fluency; foreign language; Hearing; Hypotheses; Information storage; Inner speech; Italian language; Language; Learning; Memory; musical aptitude; Musical performances; Musicians & conductors; Neuroscience; Pattern recognition; Phonological awareness; Phonology; Prosody; Readers; Reading comprehension; Reading processes; Rhythm; Second language reading; Semantics; Sensory integration; Short term memory; Silent reading; silent reading fluency; Spanish as a second language; Spanish language; Word recognition; phonological awareness; foreign language; adult reader; musical aptitude; silent reading fluency; auditory working memory; acoustic dimension; contextual word recognition

Fluent reading in a foreign language includes a complex coordination process of visual and auditory nature as the reading brain transforms written symbols into speaking auditory patterns through subvocalization (inner voice). The auditory information activated for reading involves the projection of...