Recall in many types of verbal memory task is reliably disrupted by the presence of auditory distracters, with verbal distracters frequently proving the most disruptive (Beaman, 2005). A multinomial processing tree model (Schweickert, 1993) is applied to the effects on free recall of background speech from a known or an unknown language. The model reproduces the free recall curve and the impact...

A lthough the etiology and nature of central auditory processing disorders (CAPD) remain unresolved (ASHA, 1992; Musiek, Gollegly, & Ross, 1985), performance deficits associated with this complex group of disorders are well documented. Children with CAPD present deficits in auditory perception and auditory-language processing (Katz, 1992; Keith, 1983; Willeford & Burleigh, 1985). In addition to...

This study aimed at investigating the effect of visual (Cuisenaire Rods) and auditory nonsensical monosyllables using Pratt speech processing software as teaching techniques on retention of word stress. To this end, 60 high school participants made the two experimental groups of the study each having 30 students on the basis of their proficiency scores on KET (Key English Test). In one experime...

Working memory (WM) capacity is the ability to maintain attention and store information briefly in mind. However, each individual has a limited WM that varies from one person another. An can be categorized as having either normal or low capacity. This study aimed evaluate compare brain activations of healthy individuals with auditory-verbal A total 39 male young adults were recruited local univ...

language experience, attention allocation, and working memory resources influence lower-level auditory orocessing at the level of the brainstem and even at ihe level ofthe cochlea. These are known as top-down influences because a higher level of processing-higher in the sense of being further from the periphery of the central nervous system and also in the sense of being more cognitive-influenc...

In the present study we investigated the functional organization of sublexical auditory perception with specific respect to auditory spectro-temporal processing in speech and non-speech sounds. Participants discriminated verbal and nonverbal auditory stimuli according to either spectral or temporal acoustic features in the context of a sparse event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging ...

Congruent information conveyed over different sensory modalities often facilitates a variety of cognitive processes, including speech perception (Sumby & Pollack, 1954). Since auditory processing is substantially faster than visual processing, auditory-visual integration can occur over a surprisingly wide temporal window (Stein, 1998). We investigated the processing architecture mediating the i...

Naming speed, motor skill, and auditory temporal processing (ATP) are constructs that are important to reading and language. These variables require processing timing information inherent in the stimulus or processing stimuli rapidly. ATP deficits are found in individuals with reading impairments, but studies are conflicting regarding the relationship between reading and ATP. This study examine...