Electrophysiological measures of attention during speech perception predict metalinguistic skills in children

Electrophysiological measures of attention during speech perception predict metalinguistic skills in children

Event-related potential (ERP) evidence demonstrates that preschool-aged children selectively attend to informative moments such as word onsets during speech perception. Although this observation indicates a role for attention in language processing, it is unclear whether this type of attention is pa...

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Main Authors: Lori Astheimer, Monika Janus, Sylvain Moreno, Ellen Bialystok
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
Subjects:
Speech perception
Selective attention
Metalinguistic awareness
Development
Event-related potential
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878929313000649

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