| Reference code: | PT/FB/BL-2014-304.10 |
| Location: | BF-GMS
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Title:
| A comparative study of rhythm perception in preterm and term children
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| Publication year: | 2018
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URL:
| https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marta_Martins8/publication/327283032_A_comparative_study_of_rhythm_perception_in_preterm_and_term_children/links/5b8681a64585151fd1397d10/A-comparative-study-of-rhythm-perception-in-preterm-and-term-children.pdf
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| Abstract/Results: | ABSTRACT:
Sensitivity to rhythm is an important aspect of human development. However, despite growing research on developmental aspects of rhythm, the potential impact of gestational age on rhythm processing remains unexplored. We compared preterm and term children on rhythm perception in music under three conditions of stimulus complexity: rhythmical sequences in unpitched timbres (unpitched), in fixed pitch tones (constant pitch), or in tones of variable pitch (variable pitch contour). Twenty-one preterm children (9.89 ± 2.30 years; 10 girls) were individually matched in age and sex to term children (9.89 ± 2.34; 10 girls) and asked to judge whether the rhythm of a pair of sequences sounded same or different. In the unpitched condition, there were no between-group differences. However, term children performed significantly better than preterm children in the sequences with variable pitch contour (results on fixed pitch were intermediate). These results suggest that prematurity may impact on rhythm processing under more demanding conditions of stimulus complexity.
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| Accessibility: | Document exists in file
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Language:
| eng
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Author:
| Martins, M.
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Secondary author(s):
| Neves, L., Rodrigues, P., Vasconcelos, O., Castro, S. L.
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Document type:
| Book chapter
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Number of reproductions:
| 1
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Reference:
| Martins, M., Neves, L., Rodrigues, P., Vasconcelos, O., & Castro, S. L. (2018). A comparative study of rhythm perception in preterm and term children. In L. P. Rodrigues, F. M. & Clemente, R. Lima (Eds.), 10 Estudos em Desenvolvimento Motor da Criança (pp. 53-63). Melgaço, Portugal: Escola Superior de Desporto e Lazer - Instituto Poltécnico de Viana do Castelo
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| Indexed document: | No
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| Keywords: | Rhythm / Perception / Preterm / Children / Development
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