Emma E. Birkett|Joel B. Talcott
Interval Timing in Children: Effects of Auditory and Visual Pacing Stimuli and Relationships with Reading and Attention Variables
Aston University|Aston University
motor timing tasks employed studies neurodevelopmental disorders developmental dyslexia adhd provide index temporal processing ability investigations disorders used different stimulus parameters within motor timing tasks likely affect performance measures assessed effect auditory visual pacing stimuli synchronised motor timing performance relationship cognitive behavioural predictors commonly used diagnosis highly prevalent developmental disorders twentyone children mean age 96 years completed finger tapping task two stimulus conditions together additional psychometric measures anticipated synchronisation beat isi 329 ms less accurate visually paced condition decomposition timing variance indicated effect resulted differences way visual auditory paced tasks processed central timekeeping associated peripheral implementation systems ability utilise efficient processing strategy visual task correlated reading sustained attention skills dissociations patterns relationship across task modality suggest timing tasks equivalent