Attention modifies sound level detection in young children

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 351-360

  Sussman, Elyse S ^a   Steinschneider, Mitchell ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Development; Event related potentials (ERPs); Mismatch negativity (MMN); Sound frequency; Sound intensity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY ORIENTATION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; HEARING; HUMAN; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL TASK; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PITCH; SKILL; SOUND DETECTION; SOUND INTENSITY; SOUND LEVEL MEASUREMENT;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958057019     PISSN: 18789293     EISSN: 18789307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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