Processing of auditory information in the cortex continues to develop into later childhood
and adolescence. Recent research has indicated that intraclass correlation (ICC) is the best …

Associations between efficient processing of brief, rapidly presented, successive stimuli and
language learning impairments (LLI) in older children and adults have been well …

This study describes maturational changes in topographical patterns, stability, and functional
reactivity of auditory gamma band (31–63 Hz) responses (GBRs) as brain electrical …

Background Early auditory experiences are a prerequisite for speech and language
acquisition. In healthy children, phoneme discrimination abilities improve for native and …

Research Findings: This study considered the interplay between infant temperament and
maternal caregiving behaviors in relation to early language. A total of 118 mother–infant …

The study at hand investigates prosodic abilities of infants as early predictors of Specific
Language Impairment (SLI), which is commonly diagnosed at a later age. The study is …

Abstract Language acquisition has long been discussed as an interaction between
biological preconditions and environmental input. This general interaction seems …

What neural mechanisms underlie language and reading acquisition? Slow rhythmic
modulations in the linguistic stream (below 8Hz) mark syllable and word boundaries in the …

Abstract Language acquisition in the first year of life plays an important role in human
development. Although recent research has increased our knowledge of early language …

Socioeconomic status (SES) has been shown to influence language skills, with children of
lower SES backgrounds performing worse on language assessments compared to their …