Speech sound perception and learning: Biologic bases

Scandinavian Audiology, Supplement

Volumn 27, Issue 49, 1998, Pages 7-17

  Kraus, Nina ^a   McGee, Therese J ^a   Koch, Dawn Burton ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory; Evoked responses; Learning disability; Perception; Plasticity; Speech

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEECH PERCEPTION; THALAMUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHILD; HISTOLOGY; INFANT; PHONETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOUND; TIME;

AUDITORY PATHWAYS; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; HUMANS; INFANT; LEARNING DISORDERS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PHONETICS; SOUND; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032466931     PISSN: 01078593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/010503998420603     Document Type: Conference Paper

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