Beta Spectral Power during Passive Listening in Preschool Children with Specific Language Impairment.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Children with specific language impairment (SLI) have difficulties in different speech and language domains. Electrophysiological studies have documented that auditory processing in children with SLI is atypical and probably caused by delayed and abnormal auditory maturation. During the resting state, or different auditory tasks, children with SLI show low or high beta spectral power, which could be a clinical correlate for investigating brain rhythms.

Methods

The aim of this study was to examine the electrophysiological cortical activity of the beta rhythm while listening to words and nonwords in children with SLI in comparison to typical development (TD) children. The participants were 50 children with SLI, aged 4 and 5 years, and 50 age matched TD children. T

SUBMITTER: Fatic S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11965842 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature