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Becker, Frank; Reinvang, Ivar – Brain and Language, 2007
This study used the event-related brain potential mismatch negativity (MMN) to investigate preconscious discrimination of harmonically rich tones (differing in duration) and consonant-vowel syllables (differing in the initial consonant) in aphasia. Eighteen Norwegian aphasic patients, examined on average 3 months after brain injury, were compared…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Auditory Discrimination, Phonemes, Syllables
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Thal, Donna J.; Reilly, Judy; Seibert, Laura; Jeffries, Rita; Fenson, Judith – Brain and Language, 2004
At 3 years of age the spontaneous language of 17 typically developing children was compared to two groups of toddlers who were at risk for language delay for very different reasons. One at-risk group, late talkers, appeared normal in all respects except for their delayed language. These 20 children scored at or below the fifteenth percentile for…
Descriptors: Delayed Speech, Head Injuries, Neurological Impairments, Control Groups
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Farley, Celine; Vaez, Marjan; Laflamme, Lucie – Health Education, 2004
The objectives of the study are to assess the impact of a community-based bicycle-helmet program aimed at children aged 5-12 years (about 140,000). A quasi-experimental design, including a control group, was used. Sex- and age-group-based changes in the risk of bicycle-related head injury leading to hospitalisation were measured, using rate…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Quasiexperimental Design, Head Injuries, Program Effectiveness