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Musical Training Can Improve Communication Skills American scientists say musical training seems to improve communication skills and Language retardation(延迟).They found that developing musical skill involves the_________ (51)process in the brain as learning how to speak .The scientists believe that could _________ (52)children with learning disabilities . Nina Krauss is a neurobiologist at Northwestern University in lllinois .She says Musical training _________ (53)putting together different kinds of information, such as hearing music ,looking at musical notes, touching an instrument and watching other musicians .The ________ (54) is not much different from learning how to speak .Both involve different senses . She further explains musical training and learning to _________ (55)each make us think about what we are doing .She says speech and music ________ (56) through a structure of the nervous system called the brain stem .The brain stem ________ (57) our ability to hear .Until recently, experts have though the brain stem could not be developed or changed.________ (58) Professor Krauss and her team found that musical training can improve a person’s brain stem activity. The study involved involved individuals with different levels of musical ________ (59).They were asked to wear an electrical device that measures _________ (60) activity. The individuals wore the electrode while they watched a video of someone speaking and a person playing a musical instrument---the cello(大提琴).Professor Krause says cello have sound qualities similar _________ (61)some of the sounds that are important with speech .The study found that the more years of training people had, the more_________ (62) they were to the sound and rhythm of the music. Those who were Involved in musical activities were the same people in whom the ________ (63) of sensory events was the strongest. It shows the importance of musical training to children with learning ________(64).She says using music to improve listening skills could mean they _________ (65) sentences and understand facial expressions better .

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