Table 3.

Studies reporting associations between musicality and speech perception.

StudyNAgeRhythm constructTonal-melodic constructSpeech perception construct
Boll-Avetisyan et al. (2020)  46 (23 dyslexic) 17–35 Rhythm discrimination   Speech rhythm sensitivity 
Borrie et al. (2017)  50 18–29 Rhythm discrimination   Speech rhythm sensitivity 
    Speech learning 
Borrie et al. (2018)  98 22–62 Rhythm discrimination Melody discrimination Speech rhythm sensitivity 
Christiner and Reiterer (2018)  35 5–6 Rhythm discrimination Melody discrimination Speech imitation 
Cohrdes et al. (2016)  44 5–7 Rhythm reproduction Melody reproduction Speech pitch perception 
Beat synchronization Harmonic discrimination   
Hausen et al. (2013)  64 19–60 Beat perception Melody discrimination Speech prosody perception 
  Harmonic perception   
  Pitch perception   
Holliman et al. (2010)  102 5–7 Rhythm reproduction   Speech rhythm sensitivity 
Rhythm discrimination     
Hutchins (2018)  90 3–6 Beat synchronization Singing error Speech-in-noise perception 
Mankel, Barber, and Bidelman (2020)  14 23–27 Beat discrimination Melody discrimination Speech processing 
Tempo discrimination Harmonic discrimination   
Mankel and Bidelman (2018)  28 19–25 Beat discrimination Melody discrimination Speech-in-noise perception 
Tempo discrimination Harmonic discrimination   
Morrill et al. (2015)  179 18–49, M = 19.9 Rhythm discrimination Melody discrimination Speech prosody perception 
Metrical perception Musical memory   
Perrachione et al. (2013)  18 18–30   Melody discrimination Speech pitch perception 
Slater and Kraus (2016)  54 males 18–35 Rhythm discrimination Melody discrimination Speech-in-noise perception 
Slater et al. (2018)  31 (17 drummers) M = 24.7 Beat synchronization Pitch discrimination Speech-in-noise perception 
Swaminathan and Schellenberg (2020)  91 6–9 Rhythm discrimination Melody discrimination Speech perception 
  Musical memory (melodic)   
Woodruff Carr et al. (2014)  35 3–4 Beat synchronization Melody discrimination Speech encoding 
Rhythm discrimination     
Yates et al. (2019)  24 19–40 Beat synchronization Melody discrimination Speech-in-noise perception 
Rhythm discrimination     
StudyNAgeRhythm constructTonal-melodic constructSpeech perception construct
Boll-Avetisyan et al. (2020)  46 (23 dyslexic) 17–35 Rhythm discrimination   Speech rhythm sensitivity 
Borrie et al. (2017)  50 18–29 Rhythm discrimination   Speech rhythm sensitivity 
    Speech learning 
Borrie et al. (2018)  98 22–62 Rhythm discrimination Melody discrimination Speech rhythm sensitivity 
Christiner and Reiterer (2018)  35 5–6 Rhythm discrimination Melody discrimination Speech imitation 
Cohrdes et al. (2016)  44 5–7 Rhythm reproduction Melody reproduction Speech pitch perception 
Beat synchronization Harmonic discrimination   
Hausen et al. (2013)  64 19–60 Beat perception Melody discrimination Speech prosody perception 
  Harmonic perception   
  Pitch perception   
Holliman et al. (2010)  102 5–7 Rhythm reproduction   Speech rhythm sensitivity 
Rhythm discrimination     
Hutchins (2018)  90 3–6 Beat synchronization Singing error Speech-in-noise perception 
Mankel, Barber, and Bidelman (2020)  14 23–27 Beat discrimination Melody discrimination Speech processing 
Tempo discrimination Harmonic discrimination   
Mankel and Bidelman (2018)  28 19–25 Beat discrimination Melody discrimination Speech-in-noise perception 
Tempo discrimination Harmonic discrimination   
Morrill et al. (2015)  179 18–49, M = 19.9 Rhythm discrimination Melody discrimination Speech prosody perception 
Metrical perception Musical memory   
Perrachione et al. (2013)  18 18–30   Melody discrimination Speech pitch perception 
Slater and Kraus (2016)  54 males 18–35 Rhythm discrimination Melody discrimination Speech-in-noise perception 
Slater et al. (2018)  31 (17 drummers) M = 24.7 Beat synchronization Pitch discrimination Speech-in-noise perception 
Swaminathan and Schellenberg (2020)  91 6–9 Rhythm discrimination Melody discrimination Speech perception 
  Musical memory (melodic)   
Woodruff Carr et al. (2014)  35 3–4 Beat synchronization Melody discrimination Speech encoding 
Rhythm discrimination     
Yates et al. (2019)  24 19–40 Beat synchronization Melody discrimination Speech-in-noise perception 
Rhythm discrimination     

Note. Rows correspond to individual studies, and columns correspond to study Ns, age ranges in years, specifics of musical rhythm and tonal-melodic constructs measured, and speech constructs measured. When additional information is necessary about the N, specific descriptions are given in parentheses. When age range is not available, or not representative of the sample mean, the mean is provided in addition to the age range. Only musical constructs that were reported in relation to speech perception constructs are noted.

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