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Does the auditory saltation stimulus distinguish dyslexic from competently reading adults?
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Does the auditory saltation stimulus distinguish dyslexic from competently reading adults?
J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2007 Aug;50(4):982-98
Authors: Kidd JC, Hogben JH
PURPOSE: Where the auditory saltation illusion has been used as a measure of auditory temporal processing (ATP) in dyslexia, conflicting results have been apparent (cf. R. Hari & P. Kiesilä, 1996; M. Kronbichler, F. Hutzler, & H. Wimmer, 2002). This study sought to re-examine these findings by investigating whether dyslexia is characterized by poor saltation task performance and whether saltation thresholds are related to reading and phonological processing within groups of either dyslexic or competent readers. METH…
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