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Neville, H.J., Pakulak, E., Bell, T.A., Dow, M., Hale, L., Karns, C., Paulsen, D., Sanders, L., Stevens, C., Wible, B., and Yamada, Y. (2009). Changing Brains: A video program for parents, educators, policy-makers: anyone who cares for children. Society for Neuroscience 35.

Stevens, C., Harn, B., Chard, D.J., Currin, J., Parisi, D., and Neville, H. (in press). Examining the role of attention and instruction in at-risk kindergarteners: Electrophysiological measures of selective auditory attention before and after an early literacy intervention. Journal of Learning Disabilities.

Neville, H., Andersson, A., Bagdade, O., Bell, T., Currin, J., Fanning, J., Heidenreich, L., Klein, S., Lauinger, B., Pakula, E., Paulsen, D., Sabourin, L., Stevens, C., Sundborg, S., and Yamada, Y. (in press). How can musical training improve cognition. In S. Dehaene (ed.). Origins of human dialog: Language and music.

Stevens, C., Lauinger, B., and Neville, H. (2009). Differences in the neural mechanisms of selective attention in children from different socioeconomic backgrounds: An even-related brain potential study. Developmental Science 12(4):634-646.

Stevens, C., Fanning, J., Klein, S., Currin, J. and Neville H. (2009). Development and preliminary comparison of two models of preschool attention training. IES Research Conference 4.

Andersson, A., Fanning, J.L., & Neville, H. (2009). Semantic (N400) Responses in 6-8 Year old Bilingual Children are Predicted by Language Proficiency Rather Than Age of Acquisition. Society for Research in Child Development 16.

Fanning, J.L., Currin, J., Klein, S., and Neville H. (2009). Enhancing neurocognitive function in Head Start preschoolers: Comparing the efficacy of two attention-training programs. Society for Research in Child Development 16.

Currin, J., Fanning J.L., Klein, S., and Neville. H.J. (2009). Parent training interventions enhance selective auditory attention in 3- to 5- year old children. Cognitive Neuroscience Society 16.

Stevens, C., Neville, H., & Fanning, J.L. (2008). Experience shapes human brain development and function: A framework for planning interventions for children at-risk for school failure. Research presented at American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Stevens, C., Fanning, J., Coch, D., Sanders, L., and Neville, H. (2008). Neural mechanisms of selective auditory attention are enhanced by computerized training: Electrophysiological evidence from language-impaired and typically developing children. Brain Research 1205:55-69.

Neville, H., Andersson, A., Bagdade, O., Bell, T. Currin, J., Fanning, J., Klein, S., Lauinger, B., Pakulak, E., Paulsen, D., Sabourin, L., Stevens, C., Sundborg. S., and Yamada, Y. (2008). Effects of music training on brain and cognitive development in under-privileged 3- to 5-year-old children: Preliminary results. In C. Asbury and B. Rich (Eds.), Learning, arts, and the brain. Organized by M. Gazzaniga. Dana Press; New York, pp. 105-116.

Yamada, Y., Stevens, C., Sabourin, L., Klein, S., Dow, M., Paulsen, D., Harn, B., Parisi, D., and Neville, H.J. (2008). Changes in cortical activations during visual letter processing across the kindergarten year: A longitudinal fMRI study. Cognitive Neuroscience Society 15.

Stevens, C., Currin, J., Paulsen, D., Harn, B. Chard, D., Larsen, D., Parisi, D., and Neville H.J. (2008). Kindergarten children at-risk for reading failure: Electrophysiological measures of selective auditory attention before and after the early reading intervention. Cognitive Neuroscience Society 15.

Stevens, C., Neville, H., & Fanning, J.L. (2008). Experience shapes human brain development and function: A framework for planning interventions for children at-risk for school failure. Research presented at American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Fanning, J.L., Paulsen, D., Sundborg, S., and Neville, H. (2007). The effects of parent training: Enhancing children's neurocognitive function. Cognitive Neuroscience Society 14.

Yamada, Y., Sabourin, L., Klein, S., Dow, M., and Neville, H.J. (2007). Differential cortical activations during visual letter processing in five-year-old children and adults: An fMRI study. Cognitive Neuroscience Society 14.

Stevens, C. and Neville, H.J. (2007). Changes in children's selective auditory attention following computerized language training: Electrophysiological evidence. Society for Research in Child Development.

Fanning, J.L., Sohlberg, M.M., & Neville, H.J. (2007, November). Parent Training for Caregivers of Typically Developing, Economically Disadvantaged Preschoolers: An Initial Study to Enhance Language Development, Prevent Behavior Problems, and Regulate Family Stress. Seminar presented at American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) annual meeting, Boston, MA.

Stevens, C., Sanders, L., and Neville, H. (2006). Neurophysiological evidence for selective auditory attention deficits in children with specific language impairment. Brain Research 1111(1):143-152.