Integration of heard and seen speech: A factor in learning disabilities in children

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 351, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 46-50

  Hayes, Erin A ^a   Tiippana, Kaisa ^b   Nicol, Trent G ^a   Sams, Mikko ^b   Kraus, Nina ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Audiovisual integration; Auditory brainstem response; Auditory perception; Dyslexia; Learning disabilities; McGurk effect; Speech perception; Visual perception

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN STEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; NERVE TRACT; NOISE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VISION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0141671761     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(03)00971-6     Document Type: Article

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