Effects of aging and noise on real-time spoken word recognition: Evidence from eye movements

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 243-262

  Ben David, Boaz M ^a,b   Chambers, Craig G ^a   Daneman, Meredyth ^a   Pichora Fuller, M Kathleen ^a   Reingold, Eyal M ^a   Schneider, Bruce A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Eye movements; Noise; Spoken word recognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOISE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESBYACUSIS; PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGED; AGING; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; EYE MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; NOISE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PRESBYCUSIS; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION TESTS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551703456     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2010/09-0233)     Document Type: Article

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