Temporal Processing Deficits of Language-Learning Impaired Children Ameliorated by Training

• DOI: 10.1126/science.271.5245.77
• Publication Date: 2006-10-27T18:30:41Z
• Authors: Michael M. Merzenich; William M. Jenkins; Paul Johnston; Christoph Schreiner; Steven L. Miller; Paula Tallal
• Keywords: Male; Language Disorders; Learning Disabilities; 4. Education; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Video Games; Child, Preschool; Language Therapy; Speech Perception; Humans; Female; Child; Software

Children with language-based learning impairments (LLIs) have major deficits in their recognition of some rapidly successive phonetic elements and nonspeech sound stimuli. In the current study, LLI children were engaged adaptive training exercises mounted as computer “games” designed to drive improvements “temporal processing” skills. With 8 16 hours during a 20-day period, improved markedly abilities recognize brief fast sequences speech