Effect of tempo on newborns' neural processing of auditory rhythm: Emergence of sensitivity to metrical structure
Mohammadreza Edalati, Maya Psaris, Alban Gallard, Arthur Foulon, Fabrice Wallois, Barbara Tillmann, Laurel J. Trainor, Sahar Moghimi
The paper investigates how tempo and metrical structure influence neural processing of auditory rhythm in newborns and adults, finding that adults show stable sensitivity to metrical structure while newborns' responses are tempo-dependent.
bioRxiv · Jul 8, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience