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Autor/inn/en | Stuckenberg, Maria V.; Nayak, Chaitra V.; Meyer, Bernd T.; Völker, Christoph; Hohmann, Volker; Bendixen, Alexandra |
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Titel | Age Effects on Concurrent Speech Segregation by Onset Asynchrony |
Quelle | In: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 62 (2019) 1, S.177-189 (13 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1092-4388 |
Schlagwörter | Listening; Acoustics; Cues; Age Differences; Young Adults; Older Adults; Hearing Impairments; Vowels; Diagnostic Tests; Auditory Perception; Accuracy |
Abstract | Purpose: For elderly listeners, it is more challenging to listen to 1 voice surrounded by other voices than for young listeners. This could be caused by a reduced ability to use acoustic cues--such as slight differences in onset time--for the segregation of concurrent speech signals. Here, we study whether the ability to benefit from onset asynchrony differs between young (18-33 years) and elderly (55-74 years) listeners. Method: We investigated young (normal hearing, N = 20) and elderly (mildly hearing impaired, N = 26) listeners' ability to segregate 2 vowels with onset asynchronies ranging from 20 to 100 ms. Behavioral measures were complemented by a specific event-related brain potential component, the object-related negativity, indicating the perception of 2 distinct auditory objects. Results: Elderly listeners' behavioral performance (identification accuracy of the 2 vowels) was considerably poorer than young listeners'. However, both age groups showed the same amount of improvement with increasing onset asynchrony. Object-related negativity amplitude also increased similarly in both age groups. Conclusion: Both age groups benefit to a similar extent from onset asynchrony as a cue for concurrent speech segregation during active (behavioral measurement) and during passive (electroencephalographic measurement) listening. (As Provided). |
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Update | 2020/1/01 |