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Individual differences in top-down restoration of interrupted speech: Links to linguistic and cognitive abilities

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: Top-down restoration mechanisms can enhance perception of degraded speech. Even in normal hearing, however, a large variability has been observed in how effectively individuals can benefit from these mechanisms. To investigate if this variability is partially caused by individuals' linguistic and cognitive skills, normal-hearing participants of varying ages were assessed for receptive vocabulary (Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test; PPVT-III-NL), for full-scale intelligence (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale; WAIS-IV-NL), and for top-down restoration of interrupted speech (with silent or noise-filled gaps). Receptive vocabulary was significantly correlated with the other measures, suggesting linguistic skills to be highly involved in restoration of degraded speech.

Source: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

DOI: 10.1121/1.4862879

Authors: Michel Ruben Benard, Jorien Susanne Mensink, Deniz Başkent

Institutions: University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen

Language: English

Topic: Phonetics and Phonology Research

Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: ZonMw, Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen

Awards: G3254048742, G4953570342