How age and linguistic competence alter the interplay of perceptual and cognitive factors when listening to conversations in a noisy environment

Multi-talker conversations challenge the perceptual and cognitive capabilities of older adults and those listening in their second language (L2). In older adults these difficulties could reflect declines in the auditory, cognitive, or linguistic processes supporting speech comprehension. The tendenc...

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Main Authors: Meital eAvivi-Reich, Meredyth eDaneman, Bruce A Schneider
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
Subjects:
age
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnsys.2014.00021/full