Speech comprehension training and auditory and cognitive processing in older adults
MK Pichora-Fuller, H Levitt - 2012 - ASHA
Purpose To provide a brief history of speech comprehension training systems and an
overview of research on auditory and cognitive aging as background to recommendations …
overview of research on auditory and cognitive aging as background to recommendations …
Older adults at the cocktail party
Successful communication and navigation in cocktail party situations depends on complex
interactions among an individual's sensory, cognitive, and social abilities. Older adults may …
interactions among an individual's sensory, cognitive, and social abilities. Older adults may …
Development of the word auditory recognition and recall measure: A working memory test for use in rehabilitative audiology
SL Smith, MK Pichora-Fuller, G Alexander - Ear and hearing, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to develop the Word Auditory Recognition and
Recall Measure (WARRM) and to conduct the inaugural evaluation of the performance of …
Recall Measure (WARRM) and to conduct the inaugural evaluation of the performance of …
Working memory affects older adults' use of context in spoken-word recognition
E Janse, A Jesse - Quarterly Journal of Experimental …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Many older listeners report difficulties in understanding speech in noisy situations. Working
memory and other cognitive skills may modulate older listeners' ability to use context …
memory and other cognitive skills may modulate older listeners' ability to use context …
Associations between speech understanding and auditory and visual tests of verbal working memory: effects of linguistic complexity, task, age, and hearing loss
SL Smith, MK Pichora-Fuller - Frontiers in Psychology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Listeners with hearing loss commonly report having difficulty understanding speech,
particularly in noisy environments. Their difficulties could be due to auditory and cognitive …
particularly in noisy environments. Their difficulties could be due to auditory and cognitive …
The frequency-following response to assess the neural representation of spectral speech cues in older adults
Older adults often present difficulties understanding speech that cannot be explained by age-
related changes in sound audibility. Psychoacoustic and electrophysiologic studies have …
related changes in sound audibility. Psychoacoustic and electrophysiologic studies have …
Speech-evoked ABR: effects of age and simulated neural temporal jitter
The speech-evoked auditory brainstem response (sABR) provides a measure of encoding
complex stimuli in the brainstem, and this study employed the sABR to better understand the …
complex stimuli in the brainstem, and this study employed the sABR to better understand the …
Neural representation of dynamic frequency is degraded in older adults
CG Clinard, CM Cotter - Hearing Research, 2015 - Elsevier
Older adults, even with clinically normal hearing sensitivity, often report difficulty
understanding speech in the presence of background noise. Part of this difficulty may be …
understanding speech in the presence of background noise. Part of this difficulty may be …
Relationship between domain-specific cognitive function and speech-in-noise performance in older adults: The atherosclerosis risk in communities hearing pilot study
Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate associations between performance on
a clinical speech-in-noise measure with a comprehensive neurocognitive battery of tests …
a clinical speech-in-noise measure with a comprehensive neurocognitive battery of tests …
[HTML][HTML] Effect of face masks on speech understanding: a clinical perspective during speech audiometry
The objective was to measure the effect of various face masks on speech recognition
threshold and the word recognition score in the presence of varying background noise …
threshold and the word recognition score in the presence of varying background noise …