Zahra Jafari

Rehabilitation Research Center, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Relationship between Intelligence Quotient and Musical Ability in Children with Cochlear Implantation

Introduction: Children with cochlear implants (CIs) may experience few opportunities for positive musical experiences, and musical perception is therefore often not sufficiently developed. This paper investigates and discusses the relationship between intelligence quotient (IQ) and musical ability in children with CIs compared with children with normal hearing.                                  ...

[ 2 ] - Development and Validation of a Persian Version of Dichotic Emotional Word Test

Introduction: Emotional words in comparison with neutral words have different hemispheric specialization. It is assumed that the right hemisphere has a role in processing every kind of emotional word. The objective of the present study was the development of a Persian version of the dichotic emotional word test and evaluate its validation among adult Persian speakers.   Materials and Methods: ...

[ 3 ] - Emotional Perception of Music in Children with Unilateral Cochlear Implants

Introduction: Cochlear implantation (CI) improves language skills among children with hearing loss. However, children with CIs still fall short of fulfilling some other needs, including musical perception. This is often attributed to the biological, technological, and acoustic limitations of CIs. Emotions play a key role in the understanding and enjoyment of music. The present study aimed to in...

[ 4 ] - تاثیر یک برنامه تمرینات ریتمیک منتخب بر کنترل تعادل کودکان کم شنوای دچار کم کاری سیستم دهلیزی

کودکان کم شنوای دچار کم کاری دستگاه دهلیزی نسبت به همتایان سالم خود در کنترل تعادل دچار مشکل هستند. هدف تحقیق حاضر بررسی تاثیر یک دوره تمرین ریتمیک بر کنترل تعادل این کودکان بود. 24 کودک کم شنوای حسی عصبی که با آزمایشهای اکولوموتور و کالریک، کم کاری دستگاه دهلیزی آنان مسجل شده بود به طور تصادفی در دو گروه مداخله (12 نفر) و شاهد (12 نفر) قرار گرفتند. گروه مداخله در یک دوره 6 هفته ای تمرینات ریتم...