Attention modifies sound level detection in young children
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Attention modifies sound level detection in young children
Have you ever shouted your child's name from the kitchen while they were watching television in the living room to no avail, so you shout their name again, only louder? Yet, still no response. The current study provides evidence that young children process loudness changes differently than pitch changes when they are engaged in another task such as watching a video. Intensity level changes were...
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عنوان ژورنال: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1878-9293
DOI: 10.1016/j.dcn.2011.01.003