PhD Studentship in the investigation of perceptual and cogntive contributions to speech perception in noise - deadline 15 Feb 2013 (Helen Henshaw )

Subject: PhD Studentship in the investigation of perceptual and cogntive contributions to speech perception in noise - deadline 15 Feb 2013 From: Helen Henshaw <Helen.Henshaw@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:38:44 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY> --_000_C31D6D4B376C364BB5535FB20E22ABF40A62D3D8EAEXCHANGE1adno_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A PhD studentship is available to investigate the EFFECT OF HEARING ABILITY= AND COGNITION ON SPEECH PERCEPTION IN NOISE. A description of the project = is attached below. The position is aimed at graduates with a first- or uppe= r second-class degree in a relevant discipline, such as psychology, speech = or communication sciences, phonetics, audiology, neuroscience or engineerin= g. Funding of up to =A315,000 pa is available for eligible EU students (see= MRC funding guidelines (http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Fundingopportunities/Applican= thandbook/Studentships/Eligibility/index.htm). The successful student will = be jointly supervised by Dr Antje Heinrich at the MRC Institute of Hearing = Research and Dr Helen Henshaw at the Nottingham Hearing BRU. For more infor= mation on the hosting institutions and the studentship see: http://www.ihr= .mrc.ac.uk/pages/postgraduates/postgraduate_homepage, and http://www.hearin= g.nihr.ac.uk/. Applications need to be received by 15 February 2013. Project Description Older adults find it challenging to understand speech in noisy environments= , such as a cocktail party, leading to social withdrawal and isolation. It = is unclear whether speech-in-noise deficits in older listeners are due to a= ge-related hearing loss or decline in cognitive abilities. The aim of this = project will be to investigate, which cognitive abilities are important for= speech-in-noise understanding, and to investigate to what extent deficits = in these abilities can account for speech-in-noise difficulties in older ad= ults. Hearing ability declines as we grow old. Cognitive function, such as attent= ion and memory also declines. Both of these changes may be responsible for = the difficulties with speech-in-noise perception experienced by many older = listeners. In the laboratory and clinic, various different types of tests a= re used to measure speech-in-noise performance. This project will investiga= te how these different tests are influenced by different aspects of cogniti= ve ability. We will first develop a test battery for cognitive abilities th= at correlate with speech-in-noise performance. While the initial developmen= t stage will rely on normal-hearing young listeners, the resulting test bat= tery will then be applied to older listeners. For the older group, we will = also assess basic hearing ability using a variety of audiometric tests. This project is aimed at graduates with a first- or upper second-class degr= ee in a relevant discipline, such as psychology, speech or communication sc= iences, phonetics, audiology, neuroscience or engineering. You will be trai= ned in a broad range of subjects from audiology and hearing science to cogn= itive assessment and speech communication. You should have excellent interp= ersonal skills and be prepared to interact with volunteers of all ages. Schneider B, et al. (2010). Effects of senescent changes in audition and co= gnition on spoken language comprehension. In: The Aging Auditory System, Go= rdon-Salant S, Frisina RD, Fay RR & Popper AN (Eds), Springer, New York, pp= . 167-210. Akeroyd MA (2008). Are individual differences in speech reception related t= o individual differences in cognitive ability? Int J Audiol 47 Suppl. 2, 53= -71. Kind regards, Helen Henshaw, PhD Research Fellow National Institute for Health Research Nottingham Hearing Biomedical Resear= ch Unit Ropewalk House, 113 The Ropewalk, Nottingham, NG1 5DU t: +44 (0)115 823 2606 (direct) | t: +44 (0)115 823 2600 (reception) | w: w= ww.hearing.nihr.ac.uk<http://www.hearing.nihr.ac.uk> This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and m= ay contain confidential information. If you have received this message in er= ror, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. Please do not u= se, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any att= achment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not= necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham.=0D=0A =0D=0A This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment= =0D=0A may still contain software viruses which could damage your computer system:= =0D=0A you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the= =0D=0A University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation.= =0D=0A --_000_C31D6D4B376C364BB5535FB20E22ABF40A62D3D8EAEXCHANGE1adno_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-micr= osoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns=3D"http:= //www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=3DContent-Type content= =3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1"><meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Micr= osoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style></style></head><body lang=3DEN-GB link=3Dblue vli= nk=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1>A PhD studentshi= p is available to investigate the EFFECT OF HEARING ABILITY AND COGNITION O= N SPEECH PERCEPTION IN NOISE. A description of the project is attached belo= w. The position is aimed at graduates with a first- or upper second-class d= egree in a relevant discipline, such as psychology, speech or communication= sciences, phonetics, audiology, neuroscience or engineering. Funding of up= to =A315,000 pa is available for eligible EU students (see MRC funding gui= delines (<a href=3D"http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Fundingopportunities/Applicanthand= book/Studentships/Eligibility/index.htm">http://www.mrc.ac.uk/Fundingopport= unities/Applicanthandbook/Studentships/Eligibility/index.htm</a>). The succ= essful student will be jointly supervised by Dr Antje Heinrich at the MRC I= nstitute of Hearing Research and Dr Helen Henshaw at the Nottingham Hearing= BRU. For more information on the hosting institutions and the studentship = see:=A0 <a href=3D"http://www.ihr.mrc.ac.uk/pages/postgraduates/postgraduat= e_homepage">http://www.ihr.mrc.ac.uk/pages/postgraduates/postgraduate_homep= age</a>, and <a href=3D"http://www.hearing.nihr.ac.uk/">http://www.hearing.= nihr.ac.uk/</a>. Applications need to be received by 15 February 2013.<o:p>= </o:p><o:p> </o:p>Pr= oject Description<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p><= p class=3DMsoNormal>Older adults find it challenging to understand speech i= n noisy environments, such as a cocktail party, leading to social withdrawa= l and isolation. It is unclear whether speech-in-noise deficits in older li= steners are due to age-related hearing loss or decline in cognitive abiliti= es. The aim of this project will be to investigate, which cognitive abiliti= es are important for speech-in-noise understanding, and to investigate to w= hat extent deficits in these abilities can account for speech-in-noise diff= iculties in older adults. <o:p></o:p><o:p> </= o:p>Hearing ability declines as we grow old. Cogni= tive function, such as attention and memory also declines. Both of these ch= anges may be responsible for the difficulties with speech-in-noise percepti= on experienced by many older listeners. In the laboratory and clinic, vario= us different types of tests are used to measure speech-in-noise performance= . This project will investigate how these different tests are influenced by= different aspects of cognitive ability. We will first develop a test batte= ry for cognitive abilities that correlate with speech-in-noise performance.= While the initial development stage will rely on normal-hearing young list= eners, the resulting test battery will then be applied to older listeners. = For the older group, we will also assess basic hearing ability using a vari= ety of audiometric tests. <o:p></o:p><o:p> </= o:p>This project is aimed at graduates with a firs= t- or upper second-class degree in a relevant discipline, such as psycholog= y, speech or communication sciences, phonetics, audiology, neuroscience or = engineering. You will be trained in a broad range of subjects from audiolog= y and hearing science to cognitive assessment and speech communication. You= should have excellent interpersonal skills and be prepared to interact wit= h volunteers of all ages. <o:p></o:p><o:p> </= o:p>Schneider B, et al. (2010). Effects of senesce= nt changes in audition and cognition on spoken language comprehension. In: = The Aging Auditory System, Gordon-Salant S, Frisina RD, Fay RR & Popper= AN (Eds), Springer, New York, pp. 167-210.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Akeroyd MA (2008). Are indivi= dual differences in speech reception related to individual differences in c= ognitive ability? Int J Audiol 47 Suppl. 2, 53-71.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Kind regards,<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p><s= pan style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;= mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Helen Henshaw, PhD<o:p></o:p>Research Fellow<o:p></o:p><= /span>National Insti= tute for Health Research Nottingham Hearing Biomedical Research Unit <o:p><= /o:p>Ropewalk= House, 113 The Ropewalk, Nottingham, NG1 5DU<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p></= p>t: +44 (0)115 823 2606= (direct) | t: +44 (0)115 823 2600 (reception) | w= : <a href=3D"http://www.hearing.nihr.ac.uk= ">www.hearing.nihr.ac.uk</a> <= b><o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p></div= > = = </body></html>= --_000_C31D6D4B376C364BB5535FB20E22ABF40A62D3D8EAEXCHANGE1adno_--

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