Audio-vocal system regulation in children with autism spectrum disorders

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 111-124

  Russo, Nicole ^a   Larson, Charles ^a   Kraus, Nina ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory feedback; Autism; Vocal production

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; PITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUND; VOCALIZATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGE FACTORS; AUDITORY PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; PITCH PERCEPTION; REACTION TIME; SEX FACTORS; SPEECH; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 44749093678     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-008-1348-2     Document Type: Article

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