Paula Tallal

21.6k total citations · 7 hit papers
134 papers, 16.1k citations indexed

About

Paula Tallal is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paula Tallal has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 16.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 77 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 30 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Paula Tallal's work include Language Development and Disorders (75 papers), Reading and Literacy Development (72 papers) and Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism (27 papers). Paula Tallal is often cited by papers focused on Language Development and Disorders (75 papers), Reading and Literacy Development (72 papers) and Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism (27 papers). Paula Tallal collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Paula Tallal's co-authors include Malcolm Piercy, Rachel E. Stark, Michael M. Merzenich, Steve Miller, R. Holly Fitch, William M. Jenkins, April A. Benasich, Terry L. Jernigan, Christoph E. Schreiner and John D. E. Gabrieli and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Paula Tallal

133 papers receiving 14.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Auditory temporal perception, phonics, and reading disabilities in children
    1980 1.1k citations Paula Tallal Brain and Language profile →
  2. Language Comprehension in Language-Learning Impaired Children Improved with Acoustically Modified Speech
    1996 903 citations Paula Tallal, Steve Miller et al. profile →
  3. Temporal Processing Deficits of Language-Learning Impaired Children Ameliorated by Training
    1996 768 citations Michael M. Merzenich, William M. Jenkins et al. profile →
  4. Neurobiological Basis of Speech: A Case for the Preeminence of Temporal Processing
    1993 711 citations Paula Tallal, Steve Miller et al. profile →
  5. Neural deficits in children with dyslexia ameliorated by behavioral remediation: Evidence from functional MRI
    2003 567 citations Elise Temple, Gayle K. Deutsch et al. profile →
  6. Defects of Non-Verbal Auditory Perception in Children with Developmental Aphasia
    1973 546 citations Paula Tallal et al. profile →
  7. Fundamentals of human neuropsychology
    1982 530 citations Paula Tallal profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Paula Tallal 10.8k 10.3k 2.9k 2.3k 926 134 16.1k
Albert M. Galaburda 7.6k 0.7× 4.2k 0.4× 1.3k 0.4× 1.8k 0.8× 1.3k 1.4× 180 13.7k
Robert K. Fulbright 7.4k 0.7× 4.2k 0.4× 1.4k 0.5× 1.5k 0.7× 2.5k 2.7× 158 13.1k
Cathy J. Price 19.5k 1.8× 6.9k 0.7× 3.9k 1.4× 1.6k 0.7× 2.2k 2.4× 232 24.0k
Pawel Skudlarski 12.8k 1.2× 4.0k 0.4× 2.7k 0.9× 1.5k 0.7× 2.6k 2.8× 88 17.6k
Kenneth R. Pugh 5.8k 0.5× 5.6k 0.5× 1.1k 0.4× 2.1k 0.9× 960 1.0× 127 9.3k
Torkel Klingberg 8.0k 0.7× 3.4k 0.3× 4.6k 1.6× 1.2k 0.5× 2.8k 3.0× 108 14.1k
Franck Ramus 4.5k 0.4× 5.7k 0.5× 1.9k 0.6× 2.1k 0.9× 574 0.6× 124 8.7k
Norman Geschwind 13.1k 1.2× 4.8k 0.5× 3.0k 1.0× 1.0k 0.5× 2.2k 2.4× 126 18.8k
Ghislaine Dehaene‐Lambertz 8.7k 0.8× 5.1k 0.5× 2.6k 0.9× 1.8k 0.8× 455 0.5× 146 13.2k
Donald Shankweiler 8.0k 0.7× 9.7k 0.9× 4.5k 1.5× 2.9k 1.3× 643 0.7× 128 15.2k

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All Works

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Zuk, Jennifer, Ola Ozernov‐Palchik, Hee‐Soo Kim, et al.. (2013). Enhanced Syllable Discrimination Thresholds in Musicians. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e80546–e80546. 57 indexed citations
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Logan, Jessica A. R., Stephen A. Petrill, Judy F. Flax, et al.. (2010). Genetic Covariation Underlying Reading, Language and Related Measures in a Sample Selected for Specific Language Impairment. Behavior Genetics. 41(5). 651–659. 11 indexed citations
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Gaab, Nadine, John D. E. Gabrieli, Gayle K. Deutsch, Paula Tallal, & Elise Temple. (2007). Neural correlates of rapid auditory processing are disrupted in children with developmental dyslexia and ameliorated with training: An fMRI study. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience. 25(3-4). 295–310. 155 indexed citations
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Miller, Steven A. & Paula Tallal. (2006). Addressing Literacy through Neuroscience.. The School Administrator. 63(11). 19–101999. 2 indexed citations
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Bartlett, Christopher W., Judy F. Flax, Mark W. Logue, et al.. (2004). Examination of Potential Overlap in Autism and Language Loci on Chromosomes 2, 7, and 13 in Two Independent Samples Ascertained for Specific Language Impairment. Human Heredity. 57(1). 10–20. 75 indexed citations
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Johnston, Janet R., Joshua W. Miller, & Paula Tallal. (2001). Use of cognitive state predicates by language-impaired children. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders. 36(3). 349–370. 21 indexed citations
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Tallal, Paula, Michael M. Merzenich, Steve Miller, & William M. Jenkins. (1998). Language learning impairment: Integrating research and remediation. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. 39(3). 197–199. 31 indexed citations
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Fiez, Julie A., Marcus E. Raichle, D. A. Balota, Paula Tallal, & Steve Petersen. (1996). PET Activation of Posterior Temporal Regions during Auditory Word Presentation and Verb Generation. Cerebral Cortex. 6(1). 1–10. 231 indexed citations
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Nagarajan, SS, et al.. (1995). Training With Temporally Modified Speech Results In Dramatic Improvements In Speech Perception And Language Comprehension. The Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 21. 173. 4 indexed citations
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Miller, Steve, et al.. (1995). Speech and other central auditory processes: insights from cognitive neuroscience. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 5(2). 198–204. 8 indexed citations
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Fitch, R. Holly, et al.. (1993). Functional lateralization for auditory temporal processing in male and female rats.. Behavioral Neuroscience. 107(5). 844–850. 85 indexed citations
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Lincoln, A. J., et al.. (1992). Auditory processing abilities in non-retarded adolescents and young adults with developmental receptive language disorder and autism. Brain and Language. 43(4). 613–622. 25 indexed citations
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Shear, Paula K., Paula Tallal, & Dean C. Delis. (1992). Verbal learning and memory in language impaired children. Neuropsychologia. 30(5). 451–458. 57 indexed citations
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Jernigan, Terry L., John R. Hesselink, Elizabeth R. Sowell, & Paula Tallal. (1991). Cerebral Structure on Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Language- and Learning-Impaired Children. Archives of Neurology. 48(5). 539–545. 215 indexed citations
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Tallal, Paula. (1991). Phenotypic profiles of language-impaired children based on genetic/family history*1. Brain and Language. 41(1). 81–95. 89 indexed citations
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Tallal, Paula, et al.. (1990). A developmental, interactive activation model of the word superiority effect. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology. 49(3). 448–487. 23 indexed citations
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Tallal, Paula, Randal G. Ross, & Susan Curtiss. (1989). Unexpected sex-ratios in families of language/learning-impaired children. Neuropsychologia. 27(7). 987–998. 82 indexed citations
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Tallal, Paula. (1984). Temporal or Phonetic Processing Deficit in Dyslexia. Applied Psycholinguistics. 5(2). 13 indexed citations
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Tallal, Paula, et al.. (1984). A new chemotherapeutic investigation: Piracetam effects on dyslexia. Annals of Dyslexia. 34(1). 29–48. 14 indexed citations
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