Neural evidence of allophonic perception in children at risk for dyslexia

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2010-2017

  Noordenbos, M W ^a   Segers, E ^a   Serniclaes, W ^b,c   Mitterer, H ^d   Verhoeven, L ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOLINGUISTICS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allophonic perception; At risk for dyslexia; Event related potentials; Mismatch Negativity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLEXIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MISMATCH NEGATIVITY; NERVE STIMULATION; PHONEME; PHONETICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; READING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DYSLEXIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHONETICS; RISK FACTORS; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 84862871338     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: 18733514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2012.04.026     Document Type: Article

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