Event-Related Potentials Reveal Anomalous Morphosyntactic Processing in Developmental Dyslexia
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| Title: | Event-Related Potentials Reveal Anomalous Morphosyntactic Processing in Developmental Dyslexia |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Cantiani, Chiara, Lorusso, Maria Luisa, Perego, Paolo |
| Source: | Applied Psycholinguistics. Nov 2013 34(6):1135-1162. |
| Availability: | Cambridge University Press. 100 Brook Hill Drive, West Nyack, NY 10994-2133. Tel: 800-872-7423; Tel: 845-353-7500; Fax: 845-353-4141; e-mail: subscriptions_newyork@cambridge.org; Web site: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=APS |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 28 |
| Publication Date: | 2013 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Brain Hemisphere Functions, Psycholinguistics, Diagnostic Tests, Language Processing, Dyslexia, Morphology (Languages), Syntax, Grammar, Control Groups, Morphemes, Sentences, Adults, Comparative Analysis, Language Impairments |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0142716412000185 |
| ISSN: | 0142-7164 |
| Abstract: | In the light of the literature describing oral language difficulties in developmental dyslexia (DD), event-related potentials were used in order to compare morphosyntactic processing in 16 adults with DD (aged 20-28 years) and unimpaired controls. Sentences including subject-verb agreement violations were presented auditorily, with grammaticality and subject number as main factors. Electrophysiological data revealed differences between groups concerning both the latency of the P600 component and the additional presence in the DD group of a negativity broadly diffused all over the scalp. Moreover, these electrophysiological anomalies increased when plural sentences were processed. On the whole, the results support the hypothesis of a linguistic deficit and of different language processing modalities in DD participants. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2014 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1016051 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | In the light of the literature describing oral language difficulties in developmental dyslexia (DD), event-related potentials were used in order to compare morphosyntactic processing in 16 adults with DD (aged 20-28 years) and unimpaired controls. Sentences including subject-verb agreement violations were presented auditorily, with grammaticality and subject number as main factors. Electrophysiological data revealed differences between groups concerning both the latency of the P600 component and the additional presence in the DD group of a negativity broadly diffused all over the scalp. Moreover, these electrophysiological anomalies increased when plural sentences were processed. On the whole, the results support the hypothesis of a linguistic deficit and of different language processing modalities in DD participants. |
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| ISSN: | 0142-7164 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0142716412000185 |
