Does cognitive function predict frequency compressed speech recognition in listeners with normal hearing and normal cognition?

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 14-22

  Ellis, Rachel J ^a   Munro, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognition; Frequency compression; Reading span test; Speech in noise; Trail making test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; NOISE; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RECOGNITION; SPEECH AUDIOMETRY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUDIOMETRY, SPEECH; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; NOISE; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SPEECH PERCEPTION; TRAIL MAKING TEST;

EID: 84870932337     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14992027.2012.721013     Document Type: Article

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