The Role of Rhythm in Speech and Language Rehabilitation: The SEP Hypothesis
For thousands of years, humans have engaged in rhythmic activities such as drumming, dancing, and singing. Rhythm can be a powerful medium to stimulate communication and social interactions, due to the strong sensorimotor coupling. For example, the mere presence of an underlying beat or pulse can re...
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| description | For thousands of years, humans have engaged in rhythmic activities such as drumming, dancing, and singing. Rhythm can be a powerful medium to stimulate communication and social interactions, due to the strong sensorimotor coupling. For example, the mere presence of an underlying beat or pulse can result in spontaneous motor responses such as hand clapping, foot stepping, and rhythmic vocalizations. Examining the relationship between rhythm and speech is fundamental not only to our understanding of the origins of human communication, but also in the treatment of neurological disorders. In this paper, we explore whether rhythm has therapeutic potential for promoting recovery from speech and language dysfunctions. Although clinical studies are limited to date, existing experimental evidence demonstrates rich rhythmic organization in both music and language, as well as overlapping brain networks that are crucial in the design of rehabilitation approaches. Here, we propose the SEP hypothesis, which postulates that 1) Sound Envelope Processing and 2) Synchronization and Entrainment to Pulse may help stimulate brain networks that underlie human communication. Ultimately, we hope that the SEP hypothesis will provide a useful framework for facilitating rhythm-based research in various patient populations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b67a8e5a27b040bf8ac3bfd6931faa552022-12-22T00:16:37ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Human Neuroscience1662-51612014-10-01810.3389/fnhum.2014.00777108856The Role of Rhythm in Speech and Language Rehabilitation: The SEP HypothesisShinya eFujii0Catherine Y Wan1Heart and Stroke Foundation Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, Sunnybrook Research InstituteBoston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolFor thousands of years, humans have engaged in rhythmic activities such as drumming, dancing, and singing. Rhythm can be a powerful medium to stimulate communication and social interactions, due to the strong sensorimotor coupling. For example, the mere presence of an underlying beat or pulse can result in spontaneous motor responses such as hand clapping, foot stepping, and rhythmic vocalizations. Examining the relationship between rhythm and speech is fundamental not only to our understanding of the origins of human communication, but also in the treatment of neurological disorders. In this paper, we explore whether rhythm has therapeutic potential for promoting recovery from speech and language dysfunctions. Although clinical studies are limited to date, existing experimental evidence demonstrates rich rhythmic organization in both music and language, as well as overlapping brain networks that are crucial in the design of rehabilitation approaches. Here, we propose the SEP hypothesis, which postulates that 1) Sound Envelope Processing and 2) Synchronization and Entrainment to Pulse may help stimulate brain networks that underlie human communication. Ultimately, we hope that the SEP hypothesis will provide a useful framework for facilitating rhythm-based research in various patient populations.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00777/fullLanguageRehabilitationSpeechRhythmthe SEP hypothesis |
| spellingShingle | Shinya eFujii Catherine Y Wan The Role of Rhythm in Speech and Language Rehabilitation: The SEP Hypothesis Frontiers in Human Neuroscience Language Rehabilitation Speech Rhythm the SEP hypothesis |
| title | The Role of Rhythm in Speech and Language Rehabilitation: The SEP Hypothesis |
| title_full | The Role of Rhythm in Speech and Language Rehabilitation: The SEP Hypothesis |
| title_fullStr | The Role of Rhythm in Speech and Language Rehabilitation: The SEP Hypothesis |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Rhythm in Speech and Language Rehabilitation: The SEP Hypothesis |
| title_short | The Role of Rhythm in Speech and Language Rehabilitation: The SEP Hypothesis |
| title_sort | role of rhythm in speech and language rehabilitation the sep hypothesis |
| topic | Language Rehabilitation Speech Rhythm the SEP hypothesis |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2014.00777/full |
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