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Dear List, There is a growing body of evidence that working memory capacity is positively associated with speech-in-noise perception in listeners with hearing loss and when spanning a wide age range. In a recent study (Fullgrabe, Moore, and Stone, 2015), we found a significant correlation between consonant-in-noise or speech-in-speech identification and Reading-Span scores in an audiometrically normal-hearing
group composed of young and older listeners. However, this correlation was no longer significant when the effect of age was partialled out or when only the older (60-79 years) listeners were entered into the correlational analysis. A review of the recent literature
reveals that the results of those studies investigating this link in normal-hearing listeners (with the effect of age controlled for and using the Reading-Span test) are mixed (see Zekveld et al., 2011; Besser et al., 2012; Ellis and Munro, 2013; Kilman et
al., 2014; Moradi et al., 2014; Zekveld et al., 2014; Stenback et al., 2015). Can anyone please point me to other publications on the topic of speech-in-noise perception and working memory capacity (as measured by the Reading-Span test) in young normal-hearing listeners I might have
overlooked, or share his/her opinion, experience, unpublished data? Many thanks in advance for any pointers. Christian (christian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) Christian Fullgrabe Senior Investigator Scientist MRC Institute of Hearing Research Nottingham NG7 2RD UK Email: christian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Phone: 00 44 (0)115 922 34 31 This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment may still contain software viruses which could damage your computer system, you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation. |