Cognitive aging and auditory information processing

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 42, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages

  Pichora Fuller, M Kathleen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attention; Content listening; Discourse comprehension; Information processing resources; Relational listening; Working memory span

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM; COGNITION; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; AGE; AGED; AUDITORY REHABILITATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EMOTION; HEARING; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESBYACUSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; PRESBYCUSIS; REHABILITATION OF HEARING IMPAIRED;

EID: 0642343289     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992020309074641     Document Type: Article

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