title: Musical learning and language development.
abstract: How do infant learners acquire structure, given complex environments? 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.
authors.affiliation: Waisman Center and Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA. jsaffran@wisc.edu
authors.forename: Jenny R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Saffran
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007804:Language Development; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D009146:Music