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Development of Subcortical Pitch Representation in Three-Month-Old Chinese Infants
- Source :
- Perceptual and motor skills. 122(1)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- This study investigated the development of subcortical pitch processing, as reflected by the scalp-recorded frequency-following response, during early infancy. Thirteen Chinese infants who were born and raised in Mandarin-speaking households were recruited to partake in this study. Through a prospective-longitudinal study design, infants were tested twice: at 1–3 days after birth and at three months of age. A set of four contrastive Mandarin pitch contours were used to elicit frequency-following responses. Frequency Error and Pitch Strength were derived to represent the accuracy and magnitude of the elicited responses. Paired-samples t tests were conducted and demonstrated a significant decrease in Frequency Error and a significant increase in Pitch Strength at three months of age compared to 1–3 days after birth. Results indicated the developmental trajectory of subcortical pitch processing during the first three months of life.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Old Chinese
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Audiology
Mandarin Chinese
050105 experimental psychology
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Child Development
medicine
Humans
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Prospective Studies
Prospective cohort study
Pitch Perception
05 social sciences
Phase error
Infant, Newborn
Brain
Infant
Frequency following response
Early infancy
Child development
Brain Waves
Sensory Systems
language.human_language
Developmental trajectory
language
Female
Psychology
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1558688X
- Volume :
- 122
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Perceptual and motor skills
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....1165350de2047c7659432dcb07465656