Impacts of older age on the temporal properties of collinear facilitation

Yu Man Chan; Cassandra J. Brooks; Allison M. McKendrick

doi:10.1167/19.14.5

Auditory Training to Improve Speech Perception and Self-Efficacy in Aging Adults

Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research ◽

10.1044/2019_jslhr-19-00355 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 63 (4) ◽

pp. 1270-1281

Author(s):

Leah Fostick ◽

Riki Taitelbaum-Swead ◽

Shulamith Kreitler ◽

Shelly Zokraut ◽

Miriam Billig

Keyword(s):

Speech Perception ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Temporal Order Judgment ◽

Auditory Training ◽

Intensity Discrimination ◽

Training Design ◽

Auditory Temporal Processing ◽

Temporal Properties ◽

Computer Based ◽

Aging Adults

Purpose Difficulty in understanding spoken speech is a common complaint among aging adults, even when hearing impairment is absent. Correlational studies point to a relationship between age, auditory temporal processing (ATP), and speech perception but cannot demonstrate causality unlike training studies. In the current study, we test (a) the causal relationship between a spatial–temporal ATP task (temporal order judgment [TOJ]) and speech perception among aging adults using a training design and (b) whether improvement in aging adult speech perception is accompanied by improved self-efficacy. Method Eighty-two participants aged 60–83 years were randomly assigned to a group receiving (a) ATP training (TOJ) over 14 days, (b) non-ATP training (intensity discrimination) over 14 days, or (c) no training. Results The data showed that TOJ training elicited improvement in all speech perception tests, which was accompanied by increased self-efficacy. Neither improvement in speech perception nor self-efficacy was evident following non-ATP training or no training. Conclusions There was no generalization of the improvement resulting from TOJ training to intensity discrimination or generalization of improvement resulting from intensity discrimination training to speech perception. These findings imply that the effect of TOJ training on speech perception is specific and such improvement is not simply the product of generally improved auditory perception. It provides support for the idea that temporal properties of speech are indeed crucial for speech perception. Clinically, the findings suggest that aging adults can be trained to improve their speech perception, specifically through computer-based auditory training, and this may improve perceived self-efficacy.

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Ulcerative Colitis in Older Age Patients

Gastroenterology ◽

10.1016/s0016-5085(19)35312-0 ◽

1960 ◽

Vol 39 (1) ◽

pp. 28-33 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Z.T. Bercovitz

Keyword(s):

Ulcerative Colitis ◽

Older Age

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T01.01.12 ANTI-PARIETAL CELL ANTIBODIES MAY BE NEGATIVE DESPITE HISTOLOGICAL CONFIRMATION OF AUTOIMMUNE ATROPHIC GASTRITIS: ROLE OF OLDER AGE

Digestive and Liver Disease ◽

10.1016/s1590-8658(20)30620-4 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 52 ◽

pp. S56-S57

Author(s):

L. Conti ◽

M.V. Lenti ◽

A. Di Sabatino ◽

E. Miceli ◽

G. Galli ◽

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Keyword(s):

Atrophic Gastritis ◽

Parietal Cell ◽

Older Age ◽

Parietal Cell Antibodies ◽

Autoimmune Atrophic Gastritis ◽

Histological Confirmation

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The Biological Clock and Sleep in the Elderly

Zeitschrift für Gerontopsychologie & -psychiatrie ◽

10.1024/1011-6877.19.1.45 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 45-51 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Myriam Juda ◽

Mirjam Münch ◽

Anna Wirz-Justice ◽

Martha Merrow ◽

Till Roenneberg

Keyword(s):

Circadian Rhythms ◽

Biological Clock ◽

The Elderly ◽

Early Morning ◽

Behavioral Changes ◽

Older Age ◽

Age Related ◽

Theoretical Considerations ◽

Sleep Difficulties ◽

Circadian Biology

Abstract: Among many other changes, older age is characterized by advanced sleep-wake cycles, changes in the amplitude of various circadian rhythms, as well as reduced entrainment to zeitgebers. These features reveal themselves through early morning awakenings, sleep difficulties at night, and a re-emergence of daytime napping. This review summarizes the observations concerning the biological clock and sleep in the elderly and discusses the documented and theoretical considerations behind these age-related behavioral changes, especially with respect to circadian biology.

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