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Anne-Claire Rattat1, Joëlle Provasi2, Benoît Valéry1
1SCoTE-UR7420, Université de Toulouse, INU Champollion, Albi, France.
Acta Psychologica
|January 16, 2026
Summary
Individuals with mild intellectual disability (MID) show deficits in rhythm perception and production, impacting their development. This highlights the need for assessing rhythmic skills in MID rehabilitation.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Developmental Psychology
- Cognitive Science
Background:
- Rhythm is crucial for cognitive and interactive development.
- Research on rhythmic skills in individuals with mild intellectual disability (MID) is limited.
- Deficits in rhythm could hinder social integration and autonomy for individuals with MID.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate rhythm perception and production in individuals with idiopathic MID.
- To compare rhythmic abilities in MID individuals with typically developing (TD) individuals across different age groups (10-15 and 16-21 years).
Main Methods:
- Fifty-seven MID and sixty-eight TD participants were assessed.
- Tasks included rhythm discrimination and production.
- Rhythm production involved spontaneous motor tempo (SMT) and synchronization-continuation phases with varying tempos and response modalities.
Main Results:
- Individuals with MID performed significantly worse on all rhythmic tasks compared to TD individuals.
- Participants with MID exhibited a faster and less stable SMT.
- Rhythmic deficits were observed in both perception and production.
Conclusions:
- A deficit in rhythmic perception and production skills exists in individuals with MID.
- Standardized assessment of rhythmic abilities is important for MID.
- Rhythmic abilities play a role in rehabilitation protocols for individuals with MID.
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