PSY 30312 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Temporal Lobe, Language Disorder, Phonological Awareness
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Causes of communication disorders: notable findings support the role of genetics, brain function, and environmental risk factors associated with these disorders, genetics: Language processes appear to be heritable to a significant degree, but specifics are difficult to pinpoint. 50% to 75% with a language disorder show a positive family history of some type of learning disability. Twin studies and adoption connections also show similarities. Studies comparing language impaired children with and without an affected parent suggest that temporal processing deficits occur significantly more often in children with a positive family history. Affected children have more difficulty deciphering certain speech sounds because of the way neurons fire in response to certain sounds: the brain: Language functions= develop rapidly and are housed primarily in the left temporal lobe. Circular feedback loop helps strengthen the developmental process of reception and expression: the better children comprehend spoken language, the better they will be able to express themselves.
