Poor frequency discrimination probes dyslexics with particularly impaired working memory

Audiology and Neuro-Otology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 328-340

  Banai, Karen ^a   Ahissar, Merav ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Auditory processing; Dyslexia; Frequency discrimination; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DYSLEXIA; FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PHONETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; READING; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DYSLEXIA; HUMANS; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; SPEECH ACOUSTICS;

EID: 8344230639     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000081282     Document Type: Article

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