TY - JOUR
T1 - Language comprehension in language-learning impaired children improved with acoustically modified speech
AU - Tallal, Paula
AU - Miller, Steve L.
AU - Bedi, Gail
AU - Byma, Gary
AU - Wang, Xiaoqin
AU - Nagarajan, Srikantan S.
AU - Schreiner, Christoph
AU - Jenkins, William M.
AU - Merzenich, Michael M.
PY - 1996/1/5
Y1 - 1996/1/5
N2 - A speech processing algorithm was developed to create more salient versions of the rapidly changing elements in the acoustic waveform of speech that have been shown to be deficiently processed by language-learning impaired (LLI) children. LLI children received extensive daily training, over a 4-week period, with listening exercises in which all speech was translated into this synthetic form. They also received daily training with computer 'games' designed to adaptively drive improvements in temporal processing thresholds. Significant improvements in speech discrimination and language comprehension abilities were demonstrated in two independent groups of LLI children.
AB - A speech processing algorithm was developed to create more salient versions of the rapidly changing elements in the acoustic waveform of speech that have been shown to be deficiently processed by language-learning impaired (LLI) children. LLI children received extensive daily training, over a 4-week period, with listening exercises in which all speech was translated into this synthetic form. They also received daily training with computer 'games' designed to adaptively drive improvements in temporal processing thresholds. Significant improvements in speech discrimination and language comprehension abilities were demonstrated in two independent groups of LLI children.
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U2 - 10.1126/science.271.5245.81
DO - 10.1126/science.271.5245.81
M3 - Article
C2 - 8539604
AN - SCOPUS:0030023111
SN - 0036-8075
VL - 271
SP - 81
EP - 84
JO - Science
JF - Science
IS - 5245
ER -