Sensory and cognitive constraints in comprehension of spoken language in adult aging

Seminars in Hearing

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 273-283

  Wingfield, Arthur ^a   Tun, Patricia A ^a   McCoy, Sandra L ^a   Stewart, Raj A ^a   Cox, L Clarke ^a,b  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognitive ability; Effort; Hearing; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LINGUISTICS; SENSORY SYSTEM; SPEECH ARTICULATION; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 33845425166     PISSN: 07340451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-954854     Document Type: Conference Paper

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