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• This study provides initial evidence that CCB can induce NOSCs, often leading to intense emotional experiences with a strong emphasis on interoception, as well as acute post-session improvements in HRV. The observed link between the breadth of emotional experiences during the session and post-session HRV gains is an intriguing first hint at the relation between experiential and physiological effects of CCB that warrants further investigation. The present data also support the feasibility and acceptability of CCB in healthy participants in a controlled setting. Together with recent reports on the sustained benefits of HVB across a variety of clinical conditions 2,5,29,32,39,83, the present findings point towards the potential of breathwork to serve as a therapeutic tool, supporting enhanced interoceptive awareness and emotional involving autonomic dysregulation, e.g. generalized stress, post-traumatic stress, anxiety and depression. To explore such potential clinical applications further, future research will need to establish the long-term health outcomes of CBB, progressively extend findings beyond the present sample of self-selected, healthy adults towards clinical populations, and compare the effects of HVB with other established interventions such as mindfulness or biofeedback-based approaches.

  Non-ordinary states of consciousness evoked by breathwork correlate with improved heart-rate variability · 2026 · DOI

• How these two opposing processes arise from the brains sensitivity to statistical regularities, especially in naturalistic sequences, is not well understood.

  Surprise gates two distinct mechanisms to support memorability in music · 2026 · DOI

• Several directions for future work are clear: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 114 Randomized and larger-scale trials: Implement the OPERA-based vocal protocol with larger samples and, where feasible, randomized group assignment to quantify effects and identify moderators (age, SES, baseline language/musical skills). Component-specific interventions: Isolate rhythmic versus pitch-focused modules to determine which language subcomponents (stress, segmentation, intonation, fluency) respond most strongly to which musical elements. Longitudinal follow-up: Track children beyond the intervention period to assess persistence of gains in language and reading and to examine whether early vocal training influences later music learning or second-language acquisition (Thompson et al., 2025). Cross-linguistic and cross-cultural comparisons: Apply similar protocols in languages with different prosodic systems and in diverse musical cultures to test the generality and cultural specificity of mechanisms. Neurophysiological studies: Combine behavioral interventions with EEG/MEG or fMRI to document neural changes in timing, phase-locking, and syntactic integration (Cantiani et al., 2021; Vanden Bosch der Nederlanden et al., 2020; Vuust et al., 2009, 2014). interviews, classroom Qualitative and mixed-method approaches: Incorporate ethnography, and children’s own narratives about singing and speaking to capture dimensions of change not visible in scores and reaction times. Article DOI: 10.52589/BJELDP-35ZXLSUB DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.52589/BJELDP-35ZXLSUB British Journal of Education, Learning and Development Psychology ISSN: 2682-6704 Volume 9, Issue 1, 2026 (pp. 105-116) www.abjournals.org If such research agendas are pursued with rigor and realism, the often-invoked link between music and language will move from slogan to grounded practice: a disciplined, empirically supported way of helping children to speak, read, listen, and relate to one another with greater clarity and nuance. REFERENCES Abbate, C., & Parker, R. (2012). A history of opera. W. W. Norton. Asaridou, S. S., & McQueen, J. M. (2013). Speech and music shape the listening brain: Evidence for shared domain-general mechanisms. Frontiers in Psychology, 4, 321. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00321 Besson, M., & Schön, D. (2001). Comparison between language and music. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 930(1), 232–258. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749- 6632.2001.tb05736.x Cantiani, C., Riva, V., Piazza, C., Bettoni, R., Molteni, M., Choudhury, N., & Benasich, A. A. language acquisition and (2021). electrophysiological functioning underlying auditory processing. Brain Sciences, 11(11), 1546.

  Music as a Catalyst in Early Language Development: A Conceptual Perspective on Vocal Training, Learning, and Neurocognitive Processes · 2026 · DOI

• Individuals' ability to obtain pleasure from music, referred to as musical reward sensitivity, declines with age, yet the neural mechanisms underlying this decline remain unclear.

  When Music Loses Its Pleasure: Hippocampal Cingulum White Matter as a Structural Mediator of Musical Reward Decline in Aging · 2026 · DOI

• A foundational measure of the auditory system's ability to process sound correctly is the auditory brainstem response (ABR) and middle latency response (MLR) complex, but their dependence on stimulus complexity and behavioral relevance is poorly understood.

  Very Early Cortical Auditory Responses to Speech in Humans · 2026 · DOI

• However, it remains underexplored whether tonal language speakers can control their attention to tones, which are cued by spectral information and typically trigger a left-ear advantage (LEA) at baseline.

  The Attentional Control of Younger and Older Adults in Forced-Attention Dichotic Listening of Cantonese Tones · 2026 · DOI

• Moreover, it remains unclear whether the benefits are confined to music-specific domains or extend to higher-order cognitive functions such as inhibitory control (IC), a core executive function associated with long-term outcomes in academic achievement, career success, socio-emotional health, and physical well-being.

  Tune In or Take the Stage? A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing After-School Music and Theatre Training with Neuroimaging Outcomes for Youth · 2026 · DOI

• The current framework has several limitations. First, the evidence for transfer effects at biological and social timescales is currently weaker than the evidence at neural timescales. Extant literature exam- ines musician advantages in phoneme discrimination, working memory, and related cognitive functions provides robust support for transfer within neural frequencies. The evidence that musical training affects ultradian, circadian, or social-frequency organization is more limited, resting primarily on the IPSRT literature (which involves behavioral regularization rather than musical training) and prelimi- nary studies of music therapy effects on circadian markers. Longitudinal studies examining whether musical training affects bio- logical and social rhythms represent a priority for establishing the framework’s claims across the full hierarchy. Second, the dose–response relationship between training intensity and transfer effects remains unexplored. While cross-sectional studies document correlations between years of musical training and neural measures, these studies cannot establish causation and do not charac- terize the minimum effective dose. A discordant twin study (de Manzano and Ullén, 2018) provides evidence that training rather than preexisting predisposition accounts for at least some musician-non- musician differences, but the training histories of discordant twins are difficult to control. Randomized controlled trials with varying training intensities would strengthen causal inference. Third, the framework’s emphasis on cross-frequency coupling as the mechanism of transfer, while grounded in substantial neurosci- ence literature, remains partially speculative at the level of specific training effects. Demonstrating that rhythm training affects CFC mea- sures and that changes in CFC mediate transfer effects would provide stronger evidence than the current reliance on plausibility arguments from the CFC literature. Fourth, the boundaries between frequency bands in the TOE taxon- omy are gradual rather than discrete, and the nine-band organization, while useful for exposition, may impose categorical structure on continuous phe- nomena. Future work should examine whether the proposed boundaries correspond to genuine discontinuities in coupling mechanisms or represent convenient but arbitrary divisions of a continuous spectrum. Fifth, any advantages that musical training provides are not neces- sarily broad, real-world cognitive advantages. The TOE framework draws on evidence that musical training produces specific transfer effects to tasks requiring temporal coordination precision: phoneme discrimination, speech-in-noise perception, working memory for sequenced information, and sensorimotor synchronization (Besson et al., 2011; Bidelman and Alain, 2015; Wong et al., 2007; Yurgil et al., 2020). This evidence is appropriate for the framework’s mechanistic claim—musical training strengthens cross-frequency coupling through the auditory-motor pathway, with downstream benefits in domains that functionally depend on those mechanisms. It is not evi- dence for (and the framework does not predict) broad real-world cog- nitive advantages in domains unrelated to temporal coordination. The absence of observational data showing that musicians are generally smarter, more academically successful, or professionally advantaged is not a limitation of the TOE framework. These are different claims addressing different questions, and we should not apply the eviden- tiary standard for one to the other. The genuine limitation here is that even the domain-specific transfer evidence derives predominantly from laboratory tasks, and controlled longitudinal studies examining real-world outcomes in domains requiring temporal precision (e.g., auditory processing in degraded environments or tasks requiring fine- grained sequential coordination) remain limited.

  Temporal-oscillatory entrainment: a multi-timescale framework for rhythmic coordination from neural to social frequencies · 2026 · DOI

• Addressing these limitations requires research programs spanning multiple methodologies and timescales. Longitudinal intervention studies should assess transfer effects across the full TOE hierarchy, employing measures appropriate to each timescale: EEG and MEG for neural frequencies, respiratory and cardiac monitoring for behavioral frequencies, actigraphy and hormonal assays for circadian rhythms, and ecological momentary assessment for social-frequency patterns. Such studies would test whether musical training produces the cross- timescale transfer effects the framework predicts. Individual differences research should characterize variation in entrainment capacity and its sources. Combining genetic approaches (twin studies, candidate gene analyses), developmental approaches (longitudinal tracking from infancy), and experiential approaches (detailed training histories) would illuminate why some individuals show stronger CFC and greater training response than others. Clinical trials should examine whether rhythm-based interventions affect CFC measures in populations with documented coupling disrup- tions, and whether changes in CFC mediate symptom improvement. Such studies would test the framework’s therapeutic implications while advanc- ing understanding of oscillatory mechanisms in psychopathology. Comparative research on ensemble versus solo musical training would test the framework’s prediction that interpersonal coordination produces distinct effects on inter-brain synchronization capacity. Hyperscanning studies comparing musicians with matched years of solo versus ensemble experience would provide relevant evidence. Finally, the development of standardized measures of entrainment capacity would facilitate research across these domains. Currently, many studies use heterogeneous paradigms that make cross-study comparison difficult. Consensus measures of beat perception, senso- rimotor synchronization, cross-frequency coupling strength, and inter-brain synchronization capacity would accelerate progress.

  Temporal-oscillatory entrainment: a multi-timescale framework for rhythmic coordination from neural to social frequencies · 2026 · DOI

• The present study provides converging behavioral evidence that expressive rhythmic micro-variations can selectively enhance VWM precision in a set-size-4 color change- detection paradigm, while leaving VWM capacity unchanged. Within the framework of Optimized Temporal Scaffolding, the MV rhythm appears to confer an additional advantage over both silence and a perfectly mechanical rhythm, underscoring the cognitive relevance of ecologically valid temporal structure. More concretely, we have shown that, in this specific task and parameter regime, MV was reliably associated with lower σ (higher precision) than both SI and ME, whereas K remained statistically stable across conditions. At the same time, our conclusions are bounded by several design choices. Future work should: (1) employ multi–set size designs and larger numbers of continuous-report to more definitively assess the selectivity of the effect on σ versus K; (2) use EEG or MEG to directly test whether MV improves the quality of cross-modal neural entrainment and alpha-band oscillatory dynamics; and incorporate subjective measures and non-rhythmic, arousal-matched control sounds to more clearly dissociate OTS-related mechanisms from general arousal or affective influences. trials (3) Within these boundaries, the present findings offer a principled starting point for understanding how subtle temporal structure in sound can support visual cognition. We caution against direct extrapolation to educational or clinical applications until the underlying neural mechanisms are more fully characterized, but the results point to promising avenues for designing acoustic environments that support, rather than impair, core cognitive functions.

  Optimized Temporal Scaffolding: Rhythmic Micro-Variations Selectively Enhance Visual Working Memory Precision · 2026 · DOI

• Fourth, the study did not include a control condition using a single stimulus with controlled acoustic changes (e.g., amplitude- modulated vowel stimuli), which has been used in prior ACC studies to directly quantify the relationship between acoustic change magni- tude and neural response. Additionally, while continuous paradigms improve ecological validity, they may introduce greater variability in response morphol- ogy, which could complicate waveform interpretation and highlight the need for more objective and automated analysis methods.

  Objective verification of continuous speech sound discrimination using the acoustic change complex · 2026 · DOI

• Future research should extend this paradigm to pediatric and cochlear implant populations, where objective measures of speech discrimination are critically needed. Establishing relationships between ACC responses and behavioral speech perception outcomes will be essential to validate clinical utility. Further work is also needed to optimize stimulus design, includ- ing phoneme selection and sequence variability, and to develop auto- mated analysis approaches to improve reliability and clinical feasibility. Given evidence that electrophysiological and behavioral measures may diverge, future studies should also examine factors influencing this relationship, including training duration, stimulus complexity, and individual variability. Longitudinal studies examining changes in ACC responses over time will be particularly important for understanding auditory devel- opment, cortical plasticity, and intervention outcomes.

  Objective verification of continuous speech sound discrimination using the acoustic change complex · 2026 · DOI

• First, several limitations are intrinsic to the ALE approach. ALE relies on peak activation coordinates reported in pub- lished studies rather than full statistical maps, limiting sensitivity to effect sizes, subthreshold activations, and fine- grained spatial variability. In addition, although ALE results are defined at the cluster level, anatomical interpretation is based on cytoarchitectonic labeling of cluster peaks. This approach captures the dominant anatomical contributors to each cluster but may not fully reflect the spatial extent of clusters, which may encompass adjacent regions not expressed as local maxima. Methodological heterogene- ity across studies, including differences in baseline condi- tions and control tasks, is also inherent to coordinate-based meta-analyses and may influence the degree of convergence observed across experiments. Second, additional limitations are related to characteris- tics of the available dataset. The inclusion of both left- and right-handed participants may introduce variability related to language lateralization. However, substantial overlap in language dominance across handedness groups (Knecht et al. 2000a, b) suggests excluding left-handed participants was not warranted. In addition, it is worth mentioning that subgroup analyses focusing on pseudoword repetition (ALE 3) should be interpreted with caution due to the relatively small number of experiments available (n = 10). Moreover, task execution mode was not fully balanced across condi- tions, as all word repetition studies involved overt responses whereas a subset of pseudoword studies employed covert repetition. Although jackknife analyses indicated that the main ALE clusters were not driven by any single experi- ment, residual effects of execution mode cannot be entirely excluded. Finally, the scope of the present synthesis was constrained by the limited availability of sentence repetition experiments, highlighting the need for future work across different linguistic units and levels of complexity.

  Mapping the neural patterns of verbal repetition: an activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis · 2026 · DOI

• However, the claim that it directly improves L2 proficiency through enhanced inhibitory control is likely limited by the specialised nature of neural inhibition.

  Music–L2 transfer through executive functions: a narrative review with a focus on inhibitory control · 2026 · DOI

• While both speech and musical performance involve complex motor responses and partially shared neural pathways for sequencing and conceptual processing, their production mechanisms differ in important ways. Language production depends heavily on associative and attentional inhibitory control, whereas expert-level instrumental musical performance is strongly motor-dependent. Consequently, the present analysis suggests that long-term expertise in one domain may not produce a cross-domain advantage specifically through inhibitory control. These findings highlight the need for further research into the distinct cognitive intersections of music and language. The primary focus of this paper is to clarify differences in the neurochemistry and mechanisms of inhibitory control within the broader research area exploring the relationship between musicality and multilingualism. As part of an ongoing long-term study, the authors aim to identify the mechanisms that may enable musically trained individuals to outperform their peers in second language tasks by systematically evaluating several possible explanations. The specific aim of the present paper was to determine whether there is a direct link between enhanced IC developed through instructed classical musical training and instructed L2 acquisition. However, by comparing the mechanisms and neurochemistry of motor-based and language-related inhibitory control, the authors found no sufficient evidence for such a direct link. Therefore, this particular explanation is not considered a strong candidate for further investigation within the present research programme. Music–L2 transfer through executive functions: a narrative review…

  Music–L2 transfer through executive functions: a narrative review with a focus on inhibitory control · 2026 · DOI

• Several limitations should be considered when in- terpreting the findings of this study. First, the mood induction procedure had a relatively weak effect, as indicated by low subjective ratings. Because the video stimuli were not drawn from validated mood induc- tion sets, the strength and consistency of the induced emotional states may have varied across participants. This likely contributed to the minimal differenc- es observed between the sad and happy conditions and limited conclusions regarding the causal impact of transient emotional states on time perception. Second, the sample size, while adequate for ini- tial analyses, was relatively small and may have lim- ited statistical power to detect more subtle effects, particularly with respect to anxiety. In addition, the sample was relatively homogeneous, consisting pri- marily of Asian female graduate students from Teach- ers College. This may limit the generalizability of the findings to broader or more diverse populations. Third, although some participants reported el- evated levels of anxiety and depressive symptoms, the sample was not clinically diagnosed. As a re- sult, the findings may not fully generalize to clini- cal populations, where symptom severity and asso- ciated cognitive and affective processes may differ. Finally, the study employed a time production task (pen-drop method) that was intentionally de- signed to be low in cognitive demand. While this allows for a relatively direct assessment of internal timing processes, it is possible that other timing para- digms—such as time estimation or reproduction tasks under higher cognitive load—may be more sensitive to mood-related differences. This represents an import- ant methodological consideration for future research.

  The Influence of Anxiety and Depression on Time Perception: A Cognitive and Affective Perspective · 2026 · DOI

• The speculative nature of some discussions in this study, particularly those regarding the psy- chological impact of time-related desires, suggests a clear avenue for further empirical investigation. It is recommended that subsequent research ex- plicitly examines how motivational states related to temporal dynamics, such as urgency or procras- influence cognitive processing of time. tination, Expanding the sample size and ensuring diver- sity in future studies will be important to improve the robustness and generalizability of the findings.

  The Influence of Anxiety and Depression on Time Perception: A Cognitive and Affective Perspective · 2026 · DOI

• Some limitations need to be acknowledged. Participants selected only one track to report their experiences. This is a standard paradigm (e.g., Zentner, et al. 2008, Saarikallio et al., 2021) and is mostly done to reduce participant fatigue and study length. At the same time, it might provide a simplified version of evoked emotions compared to studies with multiple listening experiences. Since participants chose only one music example, emotions evoked less frequently in music might be underrepresented. The design can also be prone to recollection bias, as participants were asked to reflect on past music listening experiences. It is possible that certain types of experiences are more memorable and therefore more likely to be reported. Two concerns regarding recruitment are addressed. First, the data collection was conducted through convenience sampling. Although multiple recruitment methods were used to broaden participation, such approaches can introduce selection biases. Nevertheless, the final sample covered a wide age range exceeding typical recruitment norms (young adults or undergraduate students) and achieved gender balance. Second, due to the number of countries involved, the sample did not follow a matched-pairs design between countries. Implementing such a design would have been impractical given the need to match participants on multiple demographic variables across many groups. As a result, some demographic differences between countries may remain, potentially introducing bias. However, the general model was constructed from balanced subsamples selected to minimise group differences in the key demographics of age and gender, reducing potential group differences. Finally, culture was operationalized through residence history and self-reported cultural identity. Participants included in the balanced subsamples (RQ2) were required to have a consistent childhood and adulthood residence, as well as cultural identification with the same 26 country. Such criteria are common in cross-cultural research to define groups with similar enculturation histories, although they inevitably simplify the multidimensional nature of culture and may underrepresent individuals with more complex backgrounds. At the same time the country-specific factor solutions derived from the broader country samples in RQ3 (based only on country of upbringing) showed high similarity with the general model. This suggests that the identified emotional structure extends beyond the restricted subgroups used for model construction and is representative of the wider collected sample.

  Cross-cultural similarities in music-evoked emotions: evidence for a common three-factor structure · 2026 · DOI

• Several limitations of the present study should be acknowledged. First, all stimuli were produced by a single speaker. This talker was selected because their portrayals of angry, happy, and neutral prosody were rated with high accuracy in the CREMA-D database, and our perceptual ratings corroborated their representativeness. Nevertheless, it remains uncertain whether the observed effects would generalize to speakers whose emotional expressions are less prototypical. Incorporating stimuli from a more diverse set of speakers in future work would allow for stronger conclusions about the generalizability of these findings. A second limitation concerns our use of a between-subjects design to compare prolonged and randomized exposure to emo- tional speech. This approach was chosen to avoid potential con- founds associated with mood induction, as sustained exposure to a single emotional tone can bias participants’ perceptual baselines. While this design reduced the risk of mood-induction carryover effects, it also limited sensitivity to subtle stimulus presentation differences compared to within-subjects paradigms. A third limitation of the present approach is that it is specifically sensitive to tonic, state-related alpha dynamics during emotional speech processing and does not directly address phasic, event-related alpha suppression relative to a pre-stimulus baseline. As discussed above, task constraints, including emo- tional carryover effects and systematic differences in eye state between pre-stimulus and stimulus intervals, precluded the use of a stable baseline reference. Consequently, the present analyses cannot determine how emotional speech modulates transient, event-locked alpha responses at stimulus onset. Future studies employing designs with longer, emotion-neutral baselines and controlled eye-state conditions could dissociate phasic and tonic alpha dynamics more directly, allowing complementary insights into how emotional prosody shapes both immediate sensory responses and sustained attentional states during speech perception. Finally, most of our participants identified as female, raising the possibility that the observed effects may reflect sex-specific patterns of emotional speech processing. Analyzing more balanced samples in future work will be critical for determining whether the present findings extend broadly across sexes and for assessing whether sex interacts with prosodic vari- ability, perceptual judgments, or neural tracking in system- atic ways.

  The effects of vocal emotions and emotional context on the neural tracking of speech envelopes and listeners’ vigilance states · 2026 · DOI

• The bimodal distribution of synchronization scores in the general Mexican population suggests distinct cognitive subgroups, but whether this categorical distinction (high vs. low synchronizers) replicates across different linguistic populations, musical cultures, or age groups remains untested. Cross-cultural and developmental studies are needed to determine the universality of the two-group model and whether the thresholded relationship holds across populations.

  Rhythmic skills mediate the link between music training and cognition via attention and phonological processing · 2026 · DOI

• The correlational design precludes causal inference regarding whether rhythmic skills develop independently and then facilitate phonological language processing and temporal attention, or whether training these cognitive mechanisms reciprocally enhances speech-rhythm synchronization. Longitudinal or intervention studies directly training rhythmic synchronization or phonological processing are needed to establish directional causality in the mediation pathways.

  Rhythmic skills mediate the link between music training and cognition via attention and phonological processing · 2026 · DOI

• The paper identifies that certain cognitive traits previously assumed to be universal—such as articulatory suppression effects on phonological statistical learning and rhythmic modulation of speech perception—are restricted to high synchronizers. A comprehensive cognitive profile comparing the full range of individual differences (working memory, inhibitory control, prior linguistic knowledge) between high and low synchronizer groups has not been systematically documented.

  Rhythmic skills mediate the link between music training and cognition via attention and phonological processing · 2026 · DOI

• The study demonstrates that implicit timing functions differently between high and low synchronizers (high synchronizers benefit from predictable stimulus presentation while low synchronizers do not), but the neural or cognitive mechanisms underlying this differential processing remain unspecified. Neuroimaging studies or computational modeling of temporal expectation in these populations are needed to characterize the divergent implicit timing mechanisms.

  Rhythmic skills mediate the link between music training and cognition via attention and phonological processing · 2026 · DOI

• The exploratory factor analysis identified phonological language processing and implicit timing as core mechanisms distinguishing high and low synchronizers, but these mechanisms have not been directly manipulated or isolated experimentally. Future studies need to employ targeted interventions—such as phonological training protocols or temporal cueing manipulations—to validate whether these factors causally mediate the rhythm-cognition relationship.

  Rhythmic skills mediate the link between music training and cognition via attention and phonological processing · 2026 · DOI

• The mediation model linking musical training to cognition via rhythmic skills was tested on a sample with only three participants with more than six years of formal musical training and five self-identifying musicians. The extent to which the thresholded rhythmic skills model and mediation pathway replicate in populations with expert or professional musicians (defined as 10+ years training or performing status) requires dedicated investigation.

  Rhythmic skills mediate the link between music training and cognition via attention and phonological processing · 2026 · DOI

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