Tuning in to musical rhythms: Infants learn more readily than adults
Tuning in to musical rhythms: Infants learn more readily than adults
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DOI：
10.1073/pnas.0504254102
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发表时间：
2005-08-30
影响因子：
11.1
通讯作者：
Trehub, SE
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作者：
Hannon, EE;Trehub, SE
领域一般调谐过程可以指导婴儿期感知知识的获得。在这里，我们证明了12个月大的婴儿表现出一种类似于成人的、文化特定的对音乐节奏的反应模式，而6个月大的婴儿则表现出明显的文化反应。尽管如此，短暂接触外国音乐，使12个月大的婴儿，但不是成年人，感知外国音乐背景下的节奏差异。这些研究结果可能表明，在生命早期的敏感时期，特别是获得节奏或社会和生物学上重要的结构更普遍。
Domain-general tuning processes may guide the acquisition of perceptual knowledge in infancy. Here, we demonstrate that 12-month-old infants show an adult-like, culture-specific pattern of responding to musical rhythms, in contrast to the culture-general responding that is evident at 6 months of age. Nevertheless, brief exposure to foreign music enables 12-month-olds, but not adults, to perceive rhythmic distinctions in foreign musical contexts. These findings may indicate a sensitive period early in life for acquiring rhythm in particular or socially and biologically important structures more generally.