Duration discrimination in younger and older adults

Authors

  • Tonya R. Bergeson University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada
  • Bruce A. Schneider University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada
  • Stanley J. Hamstra University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont., Canada

Keywords:

Acoustic waves, Audition, Signal distortion, Duration discrimination, Hearing loss, Speech signals

Abstract

Temporal modulation of the speech signal contributes to speech recognition in younger adults. Older listeners who have poor gap duration discrimination abilities show more trouble in understanding temporally degraded speech. Studies have shown that the contribution of age-related changes in temporal resolution to speech recognition are minimal. Age-related losses in detecting a gap may occur when the durations of the tones marking the gap are very short. Older adults have more difficulty in discriminating the signal durations than younger adults. The duration of stimuli has similar effects on younger and older adults duration ability of discrimination. The age effect is more at short standard tone durations, independent of audiometric threshold.

Published

2000-09-01

How to Cite

1.
Bergeson TR, Schneider BA, Hamstra SJ. Duration discrimination in younger and older adults. Canadian Acoustics [Internet]. 2000Sep.1 [cited 2021Apr.17];28(3):124-5. Available from: https://jcaa.caa-aca.ca/index.php/jcaa/article/view/1321

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 3 (2000)

Section

Proceedings of the Acoustics Week in Canada

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