title: Perception of non-verbal auditory stimuli in Italian dyslexic children.
abstract: Auditory temporal processing deficits have been proposed as the underlying cause of phonological difficulties in Developmental Dyslexia. The hypothesis was tested in a sample of 20 Italian dyslexic children aged 8-14, and 20 matched control children. Three tasks of auditory processing of non-verbal stimuli, involving discrimination and reproduction of sequences of rapidly presented short sounds were expressly created. Dyslexic subjects performed more poorly than control children, suggesting the presence of a deficit only partially influenced by the duration of the stimuli and of inter-stimulus intervals (ISIs).
authors.affiliation: Unit of Cognitive Psychology and Neuropsychology, Department of Child Psychiatry, Scientific Institute E. Medea, Bosisio Parini, Italy.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cantiani
authors.forename: Maria Luisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Lorusso
authors.forename: Camilla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Valnegri
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Molteni
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation / Q000379:methods; D000293:Adolescent; D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D004410:Dyslexia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D007600:Judgment / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory / Q000502:physiology; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D046709:Pattern Recognition, Physiological / Q000502:physiology; D012691:Serial Learning / Q000502:physiology