Speech versus tone processing in compensated dyslexia: Discrimination and lateralization with a dichotic mismatch negativity (MMN) paradigm

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 115-126

  Sebastian, Catherine ^a   Yasin, Ifat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auditory; Dichotic; Dyslexia; Lateralization; MMN; Speech

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY LATERALIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICHOTIC LISTENING; DYSLEXIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MISMATCH NEGATIVITY; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; COGNITION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DYSLEXIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54949115403     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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