Resources

Research mentioned in the book

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“Newborn infants detect the beat in music”

“Infants’ responsiveness to maternal speech and singing”

“A Little Goes a Long Way: How the Adult Brain Is Shaped by Musical Training in Childhood”

“Associations between early shared music activities in the home and later child outcomes: Findings from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children”

“A Prescription for Music Lessons”

“Brain Development and the Role of Experience in the Early Years”

“The Development of Language: A Critical Period in Humans”

“Getting into the musical zone: trait emotional intelligence and amount of practice predict flow in pianists”

“Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation”

“The social biofeedback theory of parental affect-mirroring: the development of emotional self-awareness and self-control in infancy”

“A View from the Start: A Review of Inhibitory Control Training in Early Childhood”