Speech-coding and Training-induced Plasticity in Auditory Cortex of Normal and Dyslexia Model Rats

.................................................................................................................................ix LIST OF FIGURES..........................................................................................xiii LIST OF TABLES...........................................................................................xvi CHAPTER 1: Introduction ............................................................................................................1 CHAPTER 2: Knockdown of the dyslexia-associated gene Kiaa0319 impairs temporal responses to speech stimuli in rat primary auditory cortex...............................6 Appendix: Chapter 2 Figures..................................................................................35 References ..............................................................................................................47 CHAPTER 3: Cortical speech-evoked response patterns in multiple auditory fields are correlated with behavioral ability...........................................................57 Appendix: Chapter 3 Figures and Tables..............................................................83 References.........................................................................................................96 CHAPTER 4: Speech sound processing deficits and training-induced neural plasticity in rats with dyslexia gene knockdown............................................................102 Appendix A: Chapter 4 Figures...........................................................................130 Appendix B: Chapter 4 Supplementary Figures..................................................140 References.........................................................................................................149