Factors underlying individual differences in speech-recognition threshold (SRT) in noise among older adults

LE Humes - Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Many older adults have difficulty understanding speech in noisy backgrounds. In this study,
we examined peripheral auditory, higher-level auditory, and cognitive factors that may …

Reading and spelling profiles of adult poor readers: Phonological, orthographic and morphological considerations

K Cheema, C Fleming, J Craig, WE Hodgetts… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Reading and spelling skills are important to communicate in today's literate society,
however, the underlying processes of spelling skills are under‐researched compared to …

Longitudinal changes in auditory and cognitive function in middle-aged and older adults

LE Humes - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021 - ASHA
Purpose This article aimed to document longitudinal changes in auditory function, including
measures of temporal processing, and to examine the associations between observed …

Perforated Concave Earplug (pCEP): A Proof-of-Concept Earplug to Improve Sound Localization without Compromising Noise Attenuation

N Fink, R Levitas, A Eisenkraft, L Wagnert-Avraham… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Combat soldiers are currently faced with using a hearing-protection device (HPD) at the cost
of adequately detecting critical signals impacting mission success. The current study tested …

How mobile touch devices foster cognitive offloading in the elderly: The effects of input and feedback

T Jin, J He, W Wang, Z Wu, H Gu - International Journal of Human …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
When the elderly have a working memory burden, the cognitive burden can be transferred to
mobile touch devices. However, the decline of physical function and cognitive ability affects …

Music-related abilities among readers with dyslexia

A Lifshitz-Ben-Basat, L Fostick - Annals of dyslexia, 2019 - Springer
Research suggests that a central difficulty in dyslexia may be impaired rapid temporal
processing. Good temporal processing is also needed for musical perception, which relies …

Relationship between temporal processing and phonological awareness in children with speech sound disorders

C Jain, MB Priya, K Joshi - Clinical linguistics & phonetics, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Temporal processing ability contributes to the identification of small phonetic elements that
is important for speech perception. Difficulty in these interferes with normal speech …

The role of tone duration in dichotic temporal order judgment II: Extending the boundaries of duration and age

L Fostick, H Babkoff - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Temporal order judgment (TOJ) measures the ability to correctly perceive the order of
consecutive stimuli presented rapidly. Our previous research suggested that the major …

Assessment of Language Function in Older Mandarin-Speaking Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment using Multifaceted Language Tests

YT Tseng, YL Chang, YS Chiu - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2024 - content.iospress.com
Background: Individuals with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), especially for
those with multidomain cognitive deficits, should be clinically examined for determining risk …

Measuring “Where”: A Comparative Analysis of Methods Measuring Spatial Perception

L Fostick, N Fink - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
The literature offers various methods for measuring sound localization. In this study, we
aimed to compare these methods to determine their effectiveness in addressing different …