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Musical Learning and Language Development
Author(s) -
SAFFRAN JENNY R.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1196/annals.1284.050
Subject(s) - language acquisition , perception , computer science , musical , domain (mathematical analysis) , statistical learning , cognitive science , language development , cognitive psychology , psychology , artificial intelligence , developmental psychology , neuroscience , mathematics education , mathematics , art , mathematical analysis , visual arts
A bstract : How do infant learners acquire structure, given complex environ‐ments? In this chapter, we consider the role played by statistical learning—tracking patterns in the environment—in the acquisition of language and music. The results from a series of experiments suggest that similar learning mechanisms may operate in both domains, but that these mechanisms are also influenced by domain‐specific perceptual biases and input structure.