The effects of frequency altered feedback on reading comprehension abilities of normal and reading disordered children.

The effects of frequency altered feedback (FAF) on the reading comprehension levels and error types of normal children and children with reading disorders were examined. Participants read aloud third, sixth, and ninth grade level material in non-altered auditory feedback (NAF) and FAF conditions. Comprehension improved significantly when the reading disordered children read aloud under the FAF listening condition, regardless of the reading level.

The influence of an auditory distraction on rapid naming after a mild traumatic brain injury: a longitudinal study.

Objective: The purpose of this investigation was to examine speeded performance over time and the impact of a common auditory distraction on performance after a mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI).

Methods: Fourteen adults (ages 18-53) treated for a MTBI and 14 age and education-matched controls were asked to perform two speeded naming tasks. Both tasks were presented with or without the presence a common auditory distraction.

The effects of mild traumatic brain injury on confrontation naming in adults.

Primary Objective: To compare confrontation-naming in adults with MTBI to a group of normal adults under increased processing load conditions.

Research Design: A randomized block, repeated measures design was used to examine confrontation-naming response latency and accuracy using a computerized experimental program.

Methods And Procedures: Twenty-four adults having sustained a MTBI (aged 18-53) and 24 age-matched controls named pictures from three levels of vocabulary as quickly and accurately as possible.

Influence of duration and location of pauses on comprehension of a temporarily ambiguous utterance in adults.

Despite the important influence of prosody on comprehension, it remains unclear how the individual parameters of prosody contribute to the process. Therefore, this study examined the magnitude of one prosodic cue, duration of the pause, that precipitates comprehension when the pause is located either early or late in an ambiguous phrase. Adults between the ages of 20 and 40 years (men: M = 27.

Can within-category naming identify subtle cognitive deficits in the mild traumatic brain-injured patient?

Background: This investigation examined the effect of a speeded, computer-controlled task on detecting differences in latency and accuracy of within-category name generation in adults having sustained a mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI).

Methods: Twenty-four adults in acute recovery and 24 age-matched controls were instructed to view 72 pictures on a computer monitor, and then name another item belonging to the same category as the visual stimulus as quickly as possible.

Results: The MTBI group demonstrated significantly longer latencies (p < 0.