Age and sentence context effects on auditory temporal processing in noise

2025/08/01 by Zilong Xie · 1 voice · 1 citation
Health Professions · Neuroscience · #Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation #Neuroscience and Music Perception #Noise Effects and Management

paper · doi:10.1121/10.0038985

openalex publication_date 2025/08/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/18

Abstract

This study examined the effects of age and sentence context on perceiving speech temporal cues in noise. Adults 18 to 81 yrs of age with self-reported normal hearing performed a phonemic categorization task using the dent/tent contrast with varied voice-onset times (VOTs). Target words were embedded in sentences that biased perception toward "dent," "tent," or provided no bias, presented in speech-shaped noise at a 0 dB signal-to-noise ratio. Results showed reduced VOT processing with increasing age in neutral and dent-biasing contexts but not in tent-biasing contexts. Findings suggest that contextual influences can shape age-related changes in temporal processing in challenging listening conditions.

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