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Training with an auditory perceptual learning game transfers to speech in competition

Understanding speech in the presence of acoustical competition is a major complaint of those with hearing difficulties. Here, a novel perceptual learning game was tested for its effectiveness in reducing difficulties with hearing speech in competition. The game was designed to train a mixture of aud...

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Autores principales: de Larrea-Mancera, E. Sebastian Lelo, Philipp, Mark A., Stavropoulos, Trevor, Carrillo, Audrey Anna, Cheung, Sierra, Koerner, Tess K., Molis, Michelle R., Gallun, Frederick J., Seitz, Aaron R.
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8453468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34568741
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41465-021-00224-5
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author de Larrea-Mancera, E. Sebastian Lelo
Philipp, Mark A.
Stavropoulos, Trevor
Carrillo, Audrey Anna
Cheung, Sierra
Koerner, Tess K.
Molis, Michelle R.
Gallun, Frederick J.
Seitz, Aaron R.
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Philipp, Mark A.
Stavropoulos, Trevor
Carrillo, Audrey Anna
Cheung, Sierra
Koerner, Tess K.
Molis, Michelle R.
Gallun, Frederick J.
Seitz, Aaron R.
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description Understanding speech in the presence of acoustical competition is a major complaint of those with hearing difficulties. Here, a novel perceptual learning game was tested for its effectiveness in reducing difficulties with hearing speech in competition. The game was designed to train a mixture of auditory processing skills thought to underlie speech in competition, such as spectral-temporal processing, sound localization, and auditory working memory. Training on these skills occurred both in quiet and in competition with noise. Thirty college-aged participants without any known hearing difficulties were assigned either to this mixed-training condition or an active control consisting of frequency discrimination training within the same gamified setting. To assess training effectiveness, tests of speech in competition (primary outcome), as well as basic supra-threshold auditory processing and cognitive processing abilities (secondary outcomes) were administered before and after training. Results suggest modest improvements on speech in competition tests in the mixed-training compared to the frequency-discrimination control condition (Cohen’s d = 0.68). While the sample is small, and in normally hearing individuals, these data suggest promise of future study in populations with hearing difficulties. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s41465-021-00224-5.
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spelling pubmed-84534682021-09-21 Training with an auditory perceptual learning game transfers to speech in competition de Larrea-Mancera, E. Sebastian Lelo Philipp, Mark A. Stavropoulos, Trevor Carrillo, Audrey Anna Cheung, Sierra Koerner, Tess K. Molis, Michelle R. Gallun, Frederick J. Seitz, Aaron R. J Cogn Enhanc Original Research Understanding speech in the presence of acoustical competition is a major complaint of those with hearing difficulties. Here, a novel perceptual learning game was tested for its effectiveness in reducing difficulties with hearing speech in competition. The game was designed to train a mixture of auditory processing skills thought to underlie speech in competition, such as spectral-temporal processing, sound localization, and auditory working memory. Training on these skills occurred both in quiet and in competition with noise. Thirty college-aged participants without any known hearing difficulties were assigned either to this mixed-training condition or an active control consisting of frequency discrimination training within the same gamified setting. To assess training effectiveness, tests of speech in competition (primary outcome), as well as basic supra-threshold auditory processing and cognitive processing abilities (secondary outcomes) were administered before and after training. Results suggest modest improvements on speech in competition tests in the mixed-training compared to the frequency-discrimination control condition (Cohen’s d = 0.68). While the sample is small, and in normally hearing individuals, these data suggest promise of future study in populations with hearing difficulties. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s41465-021-00224-5. Springer International Publishing 2021-09-21 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC8453468/ /pubmed/34568741 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41465-021-00224-5 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) .
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Cheung, Sierra
Koerner, Tess K.
Molis, Michelle R.
Gallun, Frederick J.
Seitz, Aaron R.
Training with an auditory perceptual learning game transfers to speech in competition
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title_full Training with an auditory perceptual learning game transfers to speech in competition
title_fullStr Training with an auditory perceptual learning game transfers to speech in competition
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title_short Training with an auditory perceptual learning game transfers to speech in competition
title_sort training with an auditory perceptual learning game transfers to speech in competition
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8453468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34568741
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41465-021-00224-5
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