Working memory (Reading Span) & Speech in noise (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Christian_F=FCllgrabe?=)

Subject: Working memory (Reading Span) & Speech in noise From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Christian_F=FCllgrabe?= <=?iso-8859-1?Q?Christian_F=FCllgrabe?=> Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2015 13:26:10 +0000 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY> --_000_0D8283F854AAE441BD41F8AC1857CAA959D763EAeirnusihrmrcacu_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear List, There is a growing body of evidence that working memory capacity is positiv= ely associated with speech-in-noise perception in listeners with hearing lo= ss and when spanning a wide age range. In a recent study (Fullgrabe, Moore, and Stone, 2015), we found a significa= nt correlation between consonant-in-noise or speech-in-speech identificatio= n and Reading-Span scores in an audiometrically normal-hearing group compos= ed of young and older listeners. However, this correlation was no longer si= gnificant when the effect of age was partialled out or when only the older = (60-79 years) listeners were entered into the correlational analysis. A rev= iew of the recent literature reveals that the results of those studies inve= stigating this link in normal-hearing listeners (with the effect of age con= trolled 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; Mor= adi 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Reading-Sp= an test) in young normal-hearing listeners I might have overlooked, or shar= e his/her opinion, experience, unpublished data? Many thanks in advance for any pointers. Christian (christian@xxxxxxxx<mailto:christian@xxxxxxxx>) Christian Fullgrabe Senior Investigator Scientist MRC Institute of Hearing Research Nottingham NG7 2RD UK Email: christian@xxxxxxxx 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.=20 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. --_000_0D8283F854AAE441BD41F8AC1857CAA959D763EAeirnusihrmrcacu_ 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=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-= 1"> <meta name=3D"Generator" content=3D"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> <style></style> </head> <body lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72"> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> Dear List,<o:p></o:= p> <o:p> </o:p></= span> 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 spannin= g a wide age range.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p></= span> In a recent study (= Fullgrabe, Moore, and Stone, 2015), we found a significant correlation betw= een 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 on= ly the older (60-79 years) listeners were entered into the correlational an= alysis. A review of the recent literature reveals that the results of those studies investigating this link in norma= l-hearing listeners (with the effect of age controlled for and using the Re= ading-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., 201= 5).<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p></= span> Can anyone please p= oint me to other publications on the topic of speech-in-noise perception an= d working memory capacity (as measured by the Reading-Span test) in young n= ormal-hearing listeners I might have overlooked, or share his/her opinion, experience, unpublished data?<o:p></= o:p> <o:p> </o:p></= span> Many thanks in adva= nce for any pointers.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p></= span> Christian (<a href= =3D"mailto:christian@xxxxxxxx">christian@xxxxxxxx</a>)<o:p></o:p>= <o:p> </o:p></= span> <o:p> </o:p></= span> Christian Fullgrabe<o:p></o:p> Senior Investigator Scientist<o:p></o:p> MRC Institute of Hearing Research<o:p></o:p> Nottingham NG7 2RD<o:p></o:p> UK<o:p></o:p> Email: christian@xxxxxxxx<o:p></o:p> Phone: 00 44 (0)115 922 34 31<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div> <PRE> 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.=20 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. </PRE></body> </html> --_000_0D8283F854AAE441BD41F8AC1857CAA959D763EAeirnusihrmrcacu_--

This message came from the mail archive
/var/www/postings/2015/
maintained by:

DAn Ellis <dpwe@ee.columbia.edu>
Electrical Engineering Dept., Columbia University