Limits to a Left Hemisphere Explanation for Specific Language Impairment.

Aram, Dorothy M.; Eisele, Julie A.

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ERIC Number: EJ489400

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1994

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Limits to a Left Hemisphere Explanation for Specific Language Impairment.

Aram, Dorothy M.; Eisele, Julie A.

Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, v37 n4 p824-30 Aug 1994

This article discusses the hypothesis of unilateral left hemisphere damage as an explanatory model for the neurological basis of specific language impairment considering both evidence challenging the theory as well as evidence supporting it. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Etiology, Language Acquisition, Language Impairments, Lateral Dominance, Models, Neurological Impairments, Neurological Organization, Theories

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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