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ArticleAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences2018

Is auditory perceptual timing a core deficit of developmental coordination disorder?

Laurel J Trainor, Andrew Chang, John Cairney, Yao-Chuen Li

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Article in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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Laurel J TrainorDepartment of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Andrew ChangDepartment of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6745-4435
John CairneyInfant and Child Health (INCH) Lab, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Yao-Chuen LiInfant and Child Health (INCH) Lab, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Time is an essential dimension for perceiving and processing auditory events, and for planning and producing motor behaviors. Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting 5-6% of children that is characterized by deficits in motor skills. Studies show that children with DCD have motor timing and sensorimotor timing deficits. We suggest that auditory perceptual timing deficits may also be core characteristics of DCD. This idea is consistent with evidence from several domains, (1) motor-related brain regions are often involved in auditory timing process; (2) DCD has high comorbidity with dyslexia and attention deficit hyperactivity, which are known to be associated with auditory timing deficits; (3) a few studies report deficits in auditory-motor timing among children with DCD; and (4) our preliminary behavioral and neuroimaging results show that children with DCD at age 6 and 7 have deficits in auditory time discrimination compared to typically developing children. We propose directions for investigating auditory perceptual timing processing in DCD that use various behavioral and neuroimaging approaches. From a clinical perspective, research findings can potentially benefit our understanding of the etiology of DCD, identify early biomarkers of DCD, and can be used to develop evidence-based interventions for DCD involving auditory-motor training.

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auditory-motor interactionchild developmentdevelopmental coordination disorder (DCD)motor deficittime perception

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PMCPMC6099217

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