Linguistic lateralization in adolescents with Down syndrome revealed by a dichotic monitoring test

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 219-228

  Shoji, Hiroaki ^a   Koizumi, Natsuko ^a   Ozaki, Hisaki ^a  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adolescents with Down syndrome; Adolescents with intellectual disabilities; Atypical linguistic lateralization; Dichotic listening; Hemispheric dominancy; Speech perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICHOTIC LISTENING; DOWN SYNDROME; HEARING; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LINGUISTICS; VOWEL; WORD RECOGNITION;

ADOLESCENT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DICHOTIC LISTENING TESTS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEARING; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PHONETICS; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION TESTS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57149087896     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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