by David Gibson | Jan 18, 2022 | Articles and Videos, Cognitive Function, Hearing, Sound and Children, Sound for Autism
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a diverse neurodevelopmental condition that typically manifests as challenges with social-pragmatic language, theory of mind, and emotional understanding. Its prevalence has increased dramatically over the past decades; it is now...
by David Gibson | Jan 16, 2022 | Aging, Articles and Videos, Cognitive Function, Hearing
There is a strong interest in audiology to develop means to improve hearing, especially for people with daily difficulties with speech understanding. Auditory training is one potential approach. It is relatively affordable and can be completed by patients on their...
by David Gibson | Jan 16, 2022 | Articles and Videos, Hearing
Acoustic signals simultaneously convey information across timescales. For example, within human speech there are slow sentences, steady syllables, and fast phonemes. Auditory brain activity indexes this temporal information and processes it at distinct rates....
by David Gibson | Jan 16, 2022 | Aging, Articles and Videos, Hearing
Discusses the phenomenon of “hidden hearing loss” (or cochlear neuropathy), which has captivated auditory scientists and provides an elegant hypothesis for the cause of age-related hearing difficulties. Ratings Current Average Ratings Overall Grade Avg: 0/5...
by David Gibson | Jan 15, 2022 | Aging, Articles and Videos, Cognitive Function, Hearing
Older people whose hearing loss symptoms are not reflected in pure-tone or speech audiometry results may be experiencing increased difficulties stemming from central presbycusis. Counseling and management should take into account treatment options beyond providing...
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