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Temporal Resolution of Auditory Perception and Verbal Working Memory in 15 Children with Language Impairment

Neuropediatric Unit, Department of Women and Child Health, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, fritjof.norrelgen{at}ks.se

Francisco Lacerda

Department of Linguistics, Stockholm University

Hans Forssberg

Neuropediatric Unit, Department of Women and Child Health, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm

We investigated temporal resolution of auditory perception (TRAP), verbal working memory, and speech perception in 15 children with language impairment (LI) in comparison with a control group of 99 typical children. A computerized two-choice test was used to assess these three abilities. No deficits in TRAP were found in the LI group, and the thresholds were similar for both study groups. It was interesting that the variability was high for both groups and that the control group's performance was poorer than reported in some previously published studies. There were significant differences in the two groups' performance on speech perception and verbal working memory. Working memory was the most sensitive of these two measures.

Journal of Learning Disabilities, Vol. 35, No. 6, 540-546 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/00222194020350060501


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