Measurement of temporal-order judgment in children

• Authors: D. Berwanger , M. Wittmann , N. von_Steinbuchel , W. von_Suchodoletz
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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Abnormal auditory temporal processing might be an underlying deficit in language disabilities. The auditory temporal-order threshold, one measure for temporal processing abilities, is defined as the shortest time interval between two acoustic events necessary for a person to be able to identify the correct temporal order. In our study, we examined the reliability of the auditory temporal-order threshold during a one-week period and over a time interval of four months in normally developing children aged 5 to 11 years. The results of our method show that children younger than 7 years have difficulties performing the task successfully. The reliability of the assessment of the temporal-order threshold during a period of one week is only moderate, and its stability over a time interval of four months is low. The results show that auditory-order thresholds in children have to be treated with caution. A high temporal-order threshold does not necessarily predict disabilities in temporal processing.

Keywords

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CHILDREN; TEMPORAL-ORDER JUDGMENT

Discipline

• EXPERIMENTAL_BIOLOGY_&_MEDICINE: EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY & MEDICINE

• Journal: Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis
• Year: 2004
• Volume: 64
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 387-394

Contributors

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D. Berwanger

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M. Wittmann

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N. von_Steinbuchel

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W. von_Suchodoletz

• Document Type: ARTICLE
• Publication order reference: D. Berwanger, Institute of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Nussbaumstr. 7, 80336 Munich, Germany