Auditory Development in Infancy

✍ Scribed by Goran Bredberg (auth.), Sandra E. Trehub, Bruce A. Schneider (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1985
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 246
• Series: Advances in the Study of Communication and Affect 10
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The small but growing body of information about auditory processes in infancy is a tribute to the ingenuity and persistence of investigators in this realm. Undeter­ red by the frequent expressions of boredom, rage, and indifference in their subjects, these investigators nevertheless continue to seek answers to the intrigu­ ing but difficult questions about the course of auditory development. In the spring of 1981, a group of leading scholars and researchers in audi­ tion gathered to discuss the topic, Auditory Development in Infancy, at the 11th annual psychology symposium at Erindale College, University of Toronto. They came from both sides of the Atlantic and from various disciplines, including audiology, neurology, physics, and psychology. They shared their views on theory and data, as well as their perspectives from the laboratory and clinic. One unexpected bonus was an unusually distinguished audience of researchers and clinicians who contributed to lively discussion within and beyond the formal sessions.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Anatomy of the Developing Ear....Pages 3-20
Physiology of the Developing Auditory System....Pages 21-45
Front Matter....Pages 49-49
The Development of Infants’ Auditory Spatial Sensitivity....Pages 51-83
The Precedence Effect....Pages 85-99
Behavioral Assessment of Basic Auditory Abilities....Pages 101-114
Physiological Measures of Auditory Sensitivity....Pages 115-125
Front Matter....Pages 131-131
Auditory Pathologies in Infancy....Pages 133-156
The Efficacy of Brainstem Response Audiometry in the Diagnosis of Meningitis and Other CNS Pathology....Pages 157-164
Electric Response Audiometry in Young Children....Pages 165-175
Front Matter....Pages 181-181
Auditory Pattern Perception in Infancy....Pages 183-195
Infant Speech Perception....Pages 197-213
Infant Speech Perception....Pages 215-230
Back Matter....Pages 241-243

✦ Subjects

Behavioural Sciences