Alpha Hemispheric Asymmetry in Children with Learning Disabilities and Normally Achieving Children during Story Comprehension and Rehearsal Prior to Narrative Production.

Haynes, William O.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ393682

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1989

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Alpha Hemispheric Asymmetry in Children with Learning Disabilities and Normally Achieving Children during Story Comprehension and Rehearsal Prior to Narrative Production.

Haynes, William O.; And Others

Journal of Learning Disabilities, v22 n6 p391-96,399 Jun-Jul 1989

Comparison of alpha amplitudes of 12 children with learning disabilities and 12 normally achieving controls in three task situations found no significant differences between groups in alpha amplitude but a significant task effect with the vigilance, story comprehension, and rehearsal conditions showing decreasing alpha amplitudes in both groups of subjects. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Attention Control, Comprehension, Elementary Education, Expressive Language, Learning Disabilities, Neurology

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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