Subcortical representation of speech fine structure relates to reading ability

NeuroReport

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 6-9

  Hornickel, Jane ^a   Anderson, Samira ^a   Skoe, Erika ^a   Yi, Han Gyol ^a   Kraus, Nina ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

auditory brainstem; electrophysiology; evoked potentials; reading; speech

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN STEM; CHILD; CONSONANT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SPEECH; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VOWEL;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN STEM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; READING; SPEECH; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 82555168187     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: 1473558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e32834d2ffd     Document Type: Article

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