Neural plasticity following auditory training in children with learning problems

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 673-684

  Hayes, Erin A ^a   Warrier, Catherine M ^a   Nicol, Trent G ^a   Zecker, Steven G ^a   Kraus, Nina ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory physiology; Auditory processing; Neural plasticity; Reading disability; Speech sound perception and speech perception in noise

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NOISE; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037385964     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(02)00414-5     Document Type: Article

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