The Development of Auditory Temporal Acuity in Children

Irwin, R. John; Ball, Ann K. R.; Kay, Ngaire; Stillman, Jennifer A.; Rosser, Jeremy

doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.1985.tb00135.x

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“…This was quantified in terms of the difference between thresholds in the steady-low and the minimum threshold in the AM masker, in terms of the range of thresholds observed in the AM masker, and in terms of the ERD based on fits to the wideband masker data. This result is broadly consistent with previous results showing a developmental effect in tasks relying on temporal resolution (Irwin et al, 1985;Wightman et al, 1989;Grose et al, 1993;Hall and Grose, 1994), including studies of non-simultaneous masking (Hartley et al, 2000;Hill et al, 2004). Further, for the wideband masker data, there was relatively more backward than forward masking in the youngest listeners tested, confirming the non-significant trends observed by Buss et al (1999).…”

Section: A Temporal Resolution As a Function Of Agesupporting

confidence: 82%

“…Studies have shown that children perform more poorly than adults on a range of temporal resolution tasks, including gap detection (Irwin et al, 1985;Wightman et al, 1989;Trehub et al, 1995), amplitude modulation detection (Hall and Grose, 1994), and detection of a brief tone presented before or after a noise masker (e.g., Buss et al, 1999;Hartley et al, 2000). Some data indicate that the maturation of temporal processing may be frequency specific (Irwin et al, 1985;Grose et al, 1993;He et al, 2010). For example, He et al (2010) measured tone detection thresholds for a range of signal durations in school-aged children and adults.…”

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The monaural temporal window based on masking period pattern data in school-aged children and adults

Buss

Grose

et al. 2013

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

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Several lines of evidence indicate that auditory temporal resolution improves over childhood, whereas other data implicate the development of processing efficiency. The present study used the masking period pattern paradigm to examine the maturation of temporal processing in normalhearing children (4.8 to 10.7 yrs) compared to adults. Thresholds for a brief tone were measured at 6 temporal positions relative to the period of a 5-Hz quasi-square-wave masker envelope, with a 20-dB modulation depth, as well as in 2 steady maskers. The signal was a pure tone at either 1000 or 6500 Hz, and the masker was a band of noise, either spectrally wide or narrow (21.3 and 1.4 equivalent rectangular bandwidths, respectively). Masker modulation improved thresholds more for wide than narrow bandwidths, and adults tended to receive more benefit from modulation than young children. Fits to data for the wide maskers indicated a change in window symmetry with development, reflecting relatively greater backward masking for the youngest listeners. Data for children >6.5 yrs of age appeared more adult-like for the 6500-than the 1000-Hz signal. Differences in temporal window asymmetry with listener age cannot be entirely explained as a consequence of a higher criterion for detection in children, a form of inefficiency.

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Section: A Temporal Resolution As a Function Of Agesupporting

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The monaural temporal window based on masking period pattern data in school-aged children and adults

Buss

Grose

et al. 2013

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

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“…For instance, gap detection is influenced by attention and intensity coding (Irwin et al 1985;Wightman et al 1989;Werner et al 1992;Buss et al 2012). The current study used the temporal modulation transfer function (TMTF) to separate temporal resolution from non-temporal factors using the method introduced by Viemeister (1979).…”

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Acoustic Temporal Modulation Detection in Normal-Hearing and Cochlear Implanted Listeners: Effects of Hearing Mechanism and Development

Park

Won

Horn

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JARO

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Temporal modulation detection ability matures over many years after birth and may be particularly sensitive to experience during this period. Profound hearing loss during early childhood might result in greater perceptual deficits than a similar loss beginning in adulthood. We tested this idea by measuring performance in temporal modulation detection in profoundly deaf children and adults fitted with cochlear implants (CIs). At least two independent variables could constrain temporal modulation detection performance in children with CIs: altered encoding of modulation information due to the CIauditory nerve interface, and atypical development of central processing of sound information provided by CIs. The effect of altered encoding was investigated by testing subjects with one of two different hearing mechanisms (normal hearing vs. CI) and the effect of atypical development was studied by testing two different age groups. All subjects were tested for their ability to detect acoustic temporal modulations of sound amplitude. A comparison of the slope, or cutoff frequency, of the temporal modulation transfer functions (TMTFs) among the four subject groups revealed that temporal resolution was mainly constrained by hearing mechanism: normal-hearing listeners could detect smaller amplitude modulations at high modulation frequencies than CI users. In contrast, a comparison of the height of the TMTFs revealed a significant interaction between hearing mechanism and age group on overall sensitivity to temporal modulation: sensitivity was significantly poorer in children with CIs, relative to the other three groups. Results suggest that there is an agespecific vulnerability of intensity discrimination or non-sensory factors, which subsequently affects sensitivity to temporal modulation in prelingually deaf children who use CIs.

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“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] The auditory ability for temporal resolution is the minimum time required for separating or resolving acoustic events. 8,9 In trying to locate the physiological mechanism of temporal resolution, some authors have suggested that auditory nerve fibers participate significantly in the process. 5,10,11 Other studies, however, have shown that processing is more central.…”

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Estudo da vantagem da orelha direita em teste de detecção de gap

Samelli

Schochat²

2008

Rev. Bras. Otorrinolaringol.

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Temporal resolution hearing skills are based on the minimum time necessary to segregate or solve acoustic events. This skill is fundamental for speech comprehension and can be assessed by gap detection tests. Some studies point to a right ear advantage over the left ear in temporal resolution tasks, since there is a preferential role of the left hemisphere in analyzing the temporal aspects of the acoustic stimulus. Aim: determine if there are response differences (gap detection thresholds and percentage of correct answers) between right and left ears in a gap detection test. Study: experimental. Materials and Methods: the gap detection test was applied to 100 adult individuals, after carrying out other audiologic tests in order to rule out possible hearing and/or auditory processing disorders. Results: We observed gap detection thresholds and average correct answers percentages, which were similar for both ears, regardless of which ear started the test. Conclusion: There was no ear advantage in the gap detection task.

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The Development of Auditory Temporal Acuity in Children

Cited by 61 publications

References 21 publications

The monaural temporal window based on masking period pattern data in school-aged children and adults

The monaural temporal window based on masking period pattern data in school-aged children and adults

Acoustic Temporal Modulation Detection in Normal-Hearing and Cochlear Implanted Listeners: Effects of Hearing Mechanism and Development

Estudo da vantagem da orelha direita em teste de detecção de gap

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