Auditory temporal processing impairment: Neither necessary nor sufficient for causing language impairment in children

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1295-1310

  Carlyon, R P ^a   Deeks, J M ^a   Bishop, D V M ^a,b  

^a MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b Dept of Experimental Psychology ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auditory; Backward masking; Frequency modulation; Specific language impairment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY CORTEX; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY MASKING; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; PITCH; SCHOOL CHILD; TEMPORAL CORTEX;

EID: 0344110150     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/jslhr.4206.1295     Document Type: Article

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