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Uncovering Beat Deafness: Detecting Rhythm Disorders with Synchronized Finger Tapping and Perceptual Timing Tasks
Published on: March 16, 2015
1Auditory Neuroscience Laboratory, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States of America; Department of Communication Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States of America.
Beat tapping and rhythm memory are distinct rhythmic skills. This research shows that while some beat tapping abilities are related, and rhythm memory skills are related, these two categories do not overlap.
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