Auditory Perceptual Disorders
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Categorical speech perception deficits distinguish language and reading impairments in children.

30 Aug 2009 We examined categorical speech perception in school-age children with developmental dyslexia or Specific Language Impairment (SLI), compared to age-matched and younger controls. Stimuli consisted of synthetic speech tokens in which place of ... Read more...

Speech-perception-in-noise deficits in dyslexia.

30 Aug 2009 Speech perception deficits in developmental dyslexia were investigated in quiet and various noise conditions. Dyslexics exhibited clear speech perception deficits in noise but not in silence. Place-of-articulation was more affected than voicing or ... Read more...

[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...

Latest indexed articles for 'Auditory Perceptual Disorders'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Categorical speech perception deficits distinguish language and reading impairments in children. 30 Aug 2009
• Speech-perception-in-noise deficits in dyslexia. 30 Aug 2009
• [Language development, language development disorders and the brain] 29 Jun 2009
• Singing in congenital amusia. 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
• The nicotinic receptor of cochlear hair cells: a possible pharmacotherapeutic target? 25 May 2009
• Auditory Processing Disorders in children suspected of Learning Disabilities--a need for screening? 5 May 2009
• Low-level defective processing of non-verbal sounds in dyslexic children. 29 Apr 2009
• [Significance of auditory perceptual disorders for pediatric and adolescent psychiatric disorders] 29 Apr 2009
• Comparison of music perception in bilateral and unilateral cochlear implant users and normal-hearing subjects. 13 Apr 2009
• Auditory processing disorders: can they be treated? 30 Mar 2009
• [Selected performances in speech perception in children with APD] 15 Mar 2009
• Reduced neural integration of letters and speech sounds links phonological and reading deficits in adult dyslexia. 10 Mar 2009
• Directional effects between rapid auditory processing and phonological awareness in children. 25 Feb 2009
• [(Central) Auditory Processing Disorders in 8 - 10-year-old children: which tests distinguish between normal and impaired children?] 21 Feb 2009
• Widespread auditory deficits in tune deafness. 30 Jan 2009
• [Clinical characteristics and LGI1 gene mutation analysis on an autosomal dominant lateral temporal lobe epilepsy] 18 Jan 2009

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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;

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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