Auditory Perceptual Disorders - Physiopathology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

[Language development, language development disorders and the brain]

29 Jun 2009 When a child comes into the world, it has - when normally developed - a brain that is perfectly equipped to learn language(s). Previous studies have shown that processing becomes faster and more efficient as time moves on, but in essence the basis ... Read more...

Tonal language processing in congenital amusia.

29 Jun 2009 Twenty amusic and 20 control speakers of French were presented with pairs of Mandarin lexical tones to discriminate as same or different. Results revealed that even if the amusic group performed significantly below the control group, the scores of ... Read more...

Exceptional preservation of memory for tunes and lyrics: case studies of amusia, profound deafness, and Alzheimer's disease.

29 Jun 2009 Four elderly persons with neurologic impairments of differing etiology and differing cognitive profiles presented unexpected patterns of memory for tunes and song lyrics. Impairments included profound deafness, right-hemisphere stroke, and dementia ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Auditory Perceptual Disorders - Physiopathology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Language development, language development disorders and the brain] 29 Jun 2009
• Tonal language processing in congenital amusia. 29 Jun 2009
• Exceptional preservation of memory for tunes and lyrics: case studies of amusia, profound deafness, and Alzheimer's disease. 29 Jun 2009
• Impaired memory for pitch in congenital amusia. 29 Jun 2009
• Effects of listening ability on speaking, writing and reading skills of children who were suspected of auditory processing difficulty. 26 May 2009
• Low-level defective processing of non-verbal sounds in dyslexic children. 29 Apr 2009
• Auditory processing disorders: can they be treated? 30 Mar 2009
• Reduced neural integration of letters and speech sounds links phonological and reading deficits in adult dyslexia. 10 Mar 2009
• Widespread auditory deficits in tune deafness. 30 Jan 2009
• Topography of syllable change-detection electrophysiological indices in children and adults with reading disabilities. 12 Dec 2008
• Psychophysical evidence of damaged active processing mechanisms in Belgian Waterslager Canaries. 10 Dec 2008
• Profile of auditory information-processing deficits in schizophrenia. 4 Nov 2008
• Auditory processing assessment in older people with no report of hearing disability. 30 Oct 2008
• Auditory verbal hallucinations predominantly activate the right inferior frontal area. 11 Oct 2008
• [Results from applying the monaural compressed speech test in Spanish at 75% and 100% in cases of stuttering and controls] 29 Sep 2008
• Auditory word comprehension impairment in acute stroke: relative contribution of phonemic versus semantic factors. 24 Sep 2008
• Mismatch negativity and frequency representational width in children with specific language impairment. 17 Sep 2008
• Mismatch negativity in patients with (central) auditory processing disorders. 30 Aug 2008
• Fractionating the musical mind: insights from congenital amusia. 24 Aug 2008
• Olanzapine improves deficient sensory inhibition in DBA/2 mice. 23 Jul 2008

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Technical information about 'Auditory Perceptual Disorders'

Definition: Acquired or developmental cognitive disorders of AUDITORY PERCEPTION characterized by a reduced ability to perceive information contained in auditory stimuli despite intact auditory pathways. Affected individuals have difficulty with speech perception, sound localization, and comprehending the meaning of inflections of speech.

Descriptor UI: D001308

Alternative terms: Auditory Perceptual Disorders; Auditory Perceptual Disorder; Perceptual Disorder, Auditory; Psychoacoustical Disorders; Disorder, Psychoacoustical; Disorders, Psychoacoustical; Psychoacoustical Disorder; Auditory Processing Disorder; Auditory Processing Disorders; Disorder, Auditory Processing; Disorders, Auditory Processing; Processing Disorder, Auditory; Processing Disorders, Auditory; Acoustic Perceptual Disorder; Acoustic Perceptual Disorders; Disorder, Acoustic Perceptual; Disorders, Acoustic Perceptual; Perceptual Disorder, Acoustic; Perceptual Disorders, Acoustic; Auditory Comprehension Disorder; Auditory Comprehension Disorders; Comprehension Disorder, Auditory; Comprehension Disorders, Auditory; Disorder, Auditory Comprehension; Disorders, Auditory Comprehension; Perceptual Disorders, Auditory; Auditory Inattention; Auditory Inattentions; Inattention, Auditory; Inattentions, Auditory;

Related Mesh Headings: Auditory Perception;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C09.218.807.186.094; C10.228.140.068.094; C10.597.606.762.200; C23.888.592.604.764.200; F01.700.750.200; F03.087.250.100;

History Note: 91(80); was see under PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS 1980-90