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Age-related differences in vocal responses to pitch feedback perturbations: A preliminary study

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: The present study tested the effect of age on voice fundamental frequency (F(0)) responses to pitch-shifted feedback. Pitch-shift stimuli (-100 cents, 200 ms duration) were presented to 30 native-English speakers: 10 children (7-12 yrs), 10 younger adults (19-21 yrs), and 10 older adults (60-73 yrs). Significantly larger response magnitudes were found in the older group compared to the children and young adult groups, while the longest latencies were associated with the children group as compared to the two adult groups. These findings provide preliminary evidence of an age effect on the modulation of vocal responses to pitch-shifted feedback.

Source: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

DOI: 10.1121/1.3273880

Authors: Hanjun Liu, Nicole M. Russo, Charles R. Larson

Institutions: Sun Yat-sen University, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Rush University Medical Center, Northwestern University

Language: English

Topic: Phonetics and Phonology Research

Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders