The relation between working memory capacity and auditory lateralization in children with auditory processing disorders

Moossavi, Abdollah; Mehrkian, Saiedeh; Lotfi, Yones; Faghihzadeh, Soghrat; Sajedi, Hamed

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2014.09.003

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“…In auditory perception in general, the relevance of cognitive variables has been repeatedly acknowledged (Zekveld et al 2013 ). Even the most basic auditory tasks are affected by top-down processing, because auditory skills are closely related to executive processes, including working memory and attention (Moossavi et al 2014 ). Working memory is the system that is responsible for the holding and processing of new and already stored information.…”

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Learning to echolocate in sighted people: a correlational study on attention, working memory and spatial abilities

2016

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Echolocation can be beneficial for the orientation and mobility of visually impaired people. Research has shown considerable individual differences for acquiring this skill. However, individual characteristics that affect the learning of echolocation are largely unknown. In the present study, we examined individual factors that are likely to affect learning to echolocate: sustained and divided attention, working memory, and spatial abilities. To that aim, sighted participants with normal hearing performed an echolocation task that was adapted from a previously reported size-discrimination task. In line with existing studies, we found large individual differences in echolocation ability. We also found indications that participants were able to improve their echolocation ability. Furthermore, we found a significant positive correlation between improvement in echolocation and sustained and divided attention, as measured in the PASAT. No significant correlations were found with our tests regarding working memory and spatial abilities. These findings may have implications for the development of guidelines for training echolocation that are tailored to the individual with a visual impairment.

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Learning to echolocate in sighted people: a correlational study on attention, working memory and spatial abilities

2016

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“…Other problems most commonly listed in literature involve problems with hearing in noise and in spaces that have echoes, difficulties with following verbal instructions, misinterpreting short words, frequent asking to repeat statements and distracted focus [6]. Other areas that are being focused on are the capacity of the working memory and auditory lateralization [7]. This corresponds with the results of a study conducted by the authors, which show that the main problems for children with diagnosed APD are: a delayed development of speech (96%), problems with the Polish language (91,67%), speech impediments (91,04%).…”

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Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) – Be vigilant and aware

Emich-Widera¹,

Aleksandra²,

Katarzyna³

et al. 2017

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Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) are defects of the auditory sense, which result from abnormalities in the functioning of the auditory path at the level of the central nervous system from the center of the Cochlea to the auditory cortex. This is a problem that 2-3% of children, aged 7-14 suffer from in Poland.The aim of this paper is to establish a spectrum of the most common symptoms as well as to determine the most common age range of the children that have been diagnosed.A retrospective analysis was conducted, based on the medical documentation of patients diagnosed and treated in the audiological clinic. The examined group consisted of 215 children ages 6 to 18. The inclusion criteria were as follows: normal peripheral hearing and an IQ indicator of at least 85. Data was analyzed with the use of STATISTICA 9.1 program.The highest number of children were admitted with problems connected to writing (78,15%), reading (69,77%), and concentrating (60,93%). The most common symptomsamong patients who have been diagnosed with APD)were as follows: late speech development (96%), speech defects (91,4%), problems with learning a language (91,67%). The most numerous group represented were patients aged 10 to 12 (40,93%). The accuracy of the initial diagnosis was the highest in the 6 to 7 age group (96,15%).The results of this paper speak for the necessity of increasing APD awareness among people close to a child as the problems that emerge are common and a lot of the diagnoses late.

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“…A child with a visual perception disorder may face difficulties in writing letters correctly or distinguishing between pentacle and hexagon shapes. A child with an auditory perception disorder cannot distinguish between sounds; for example s/he may not be able to differentiate between a bus bell and the ringing tone of the telephone (Moossavi et al, 2014;Tawalbeh et al, 2013). A child with auditory perception difficulties also suffers from auditory remembering and auditory distinguishing difficulties, a matter which may lead to lack of attention during the lesson.…”

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“…A child with auditory perception difficulties also suffers from auditory remembering and auditory distinguishing difficulties, a matter which may lead to lack of attention during the lesson. Such a child finds difficulty in remembering sounds of letters which form words, as well as in remembering information and information sequences (Moossavi et al, 2014). …”

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Improving the reading skills of Jordanian students with auditory discrimination problems

Mukdadi

Batiha²,

Martín

2016

IJANS

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Background: Some of the developmental problems facing students with difficulties in learning are those related to auditory perception which, in turn, can negatively affect the individual's learning process. Aim: Evaluating a training program prepared to develop the auditory discrimination skills of students who suffer from auditory discrimination problems. Design: A quasi-experimental research design was used in this study. The study sample was divided into two equal groups: experimental and control. Participants and setting: The population of the study consists of students with learning difficulties from the second, third and fourth grades, whose ages range between 7-9 years old. Also involved were those enrolled in the resource rooms affiliated to the Jordanian Ministry of Education in Irbid province, amounting to (120) boy and girl students for the school year 2013-2014. Results: The study showed that there was a significant difference in favor of the experimental group which indicated that the training program was effective. It helped the students with auditory discrimination problems to improve their reading skills. The results also showed a significant difference in favor of the students of older age in the experimental group. At the same time there were no significant differences in reading performance changes concerning gender.

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The relation between working memory capacity and auditory lateralization in children with auditory processing disorders

Cited by 8 publications

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Learning to echolocate in sighted people: a correlational study on attention, working memory and spatial abilities

Learning to echolocate in sighted people: a correlational study on attention, working memory and spatial abilities

Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) – Be vigilant and aware

Improving the reading skills of Jordanian students with auditory discrimination problems

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