Working memory is important for online language processing during conversation. We use it
to maintain relevant information, to inhibit or ignore irrelevant information, and to attend to …

Hearing loss with increasing age adversely affects the ability to understand speech, an effect
that results partly from reduced audibility. The aims of this study were to establish whether …

The effect of noise exposure on human performance and behavior continues to be a focus
for research activities. This paper reviews developments in the field over the past 3 years …

With the advent of cognitive hearing science, increased attention has been given to
individual differences in cognitive functioning and their explanatory power in accounting for …

Two fundamental research questions have driven attention research in the past: One
concerns whether selection of relevant information among competing, irrelevant, information …

Hearing loss is associated with difficulties in understanding speech, especially under
adverse listening conditions. In these situations, seeing the speaker improves speech …

Everyday reading occurs in different settings, such as on the train to work, in a busy
cafeteria, or at home while listening to music. In these situations, readers are exposed to …

Serial short-term memory is impaired by background sound, at least when a sound element
suddenly deviates from an otherwise repetitive sequence (the deviation effect) and when …

It is often assumed that the benefit of hearing aids is not primarily reflected in better speech
performance, but that it is reflected in less effortful listening in the aided than in the unaided …

Listening to speech in noise can be effortful but when motivated people seem to be more
persevering. Previous research showed effects of monetary reward on autonomic responses …