An Initial Investigation of the Neural Correlates of Word Processing in Preschoolers With Specific Language Impairment

Conclusions These initial findings indicate that lexical –semantic access of early acquired words, indexed by the N400, does not differ between preschoolers with SLI and typical development when highly familiar words are presented in isolation. However, the typically developing group demonstrated a more mature profile of postlexical reanalysis and integ ration, indexed by an emerging late positive component. The findings lay the necessary groundwork for better understanding processing of newly learned words in children with SLI.
Source: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research - Category: Speech-Language Pathology Source Type: research