Throughout our adult lives there is a decline in peripheral hearing, auditory processing and
elements of cognition that support listening ability. Audiometry provides no information about …

Distributional semantic models (DSMs) are a primary method for distilling semantic
information from corpora. However, a key question remains: What types of semantic …

Older adults process emotional speech differently than young adults, relying less on prosody
(tone) relative to semantics (words). This study aimed to elucidate the mechanisms …

Recent global events have called for the development of online testing and evaluation
techniques, for both clinical and research purposes. Online testing is especially important for …

Research investigating the complex interplay of cognitive mechanisms involved in speech
listening for people with hearing loss has been gaining prominence. In particular, linguistic …

Processing of emotional speech in the absence of visual information relies on two auditory
channels: semantics and prosody. No study to date has investigated how blindness impacts …

Background: The number of serious games for cognitive training in aging (SGCTAs) is
proliferating in the market and attempting to combat one of the most feared aspects of aging …

Background Cognitive skills such as sustained attention, inhibition and working memory are
essential for speech processing, yet are often impaired in people with ADHD. Offline …