Speech-evoked auditory brainstem responses reflect familial and cognitive influences

Developmental Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 101-110

  Hornickel, Jane ^a   Lin, Deborah ^a   Kraus, Nina ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEARING; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NOISE; PHYSIOLOGY; READING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING; SPEECH;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; NOISE; READING; SEX FACTORS; SIBLINGS; SPEECH;

EID: 84871602932     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/desc.12009     Document Type: Article

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