Rhythmic ability enhances attention and phonological processing only after surpassing a specific threshold; additional improvements confer no further benefit. www.nature.com/articles/s44... @fherlizcano.bsky.social @pripolles.bsky.social @fassaneo.bsky.social

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This framework can naturally generate both positive and null findings across studies — without assuming that the literature is inconsistent or flawed. A few years later, we provided behavioral evidence supporting this proposal. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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In this paper, we proposed a theoretical explanation: musical training may only benefit cognition once rhythmic abilities cross a critical threshold. journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...

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Why is the literature relating music and cognition so contradictory? Some studies report strong cognitive advantages associated with musical training, while others find weak or null effects. How can both be true?

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Together, these studies suggest that the link between music and cognition may not be linear or universal, but critically dependent on individual rhythmic capacities. Really happy to have worked on these ideas over the years with @pripolles.bsky.social @fherlizcano.bsky.social

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