Improved Gap Detection Thresholds Following Auditory Training: Evidence of Auditory Plasticity in Older Adults

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 343-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liat Kishon-Rabin ◽  
Meital Avivi-Reich ◽  
Daphne Ari-Even Roth
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Auditory Training ◽  
Gap Detection ◽  
Detection Thresholds ◽  
Auditory Plasticity

Comparison of Performance of Older Adults on Two Tests of Temporal Resolution

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 216-225
Author(s):  
Ramya Vaidyanath ◽  
Asha Yathiraj
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Temporal Resolution ◽  
Noise Signal ◽  
Normal Hearing ◽  
Gap Detection ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Detection Thresholds ◽  
High Frequency Hearing Loss ◽  
Noise Test ◽  
The Difference

Purpose Gap-detection thresholds have been reported to vary depending on the type of stimuli used. The current study compared the performance of older adults on 2 tests of temporal resolution, one with random gaps and the other with gaps in the center of a noise signal. The study also determined which of the 2 tests was able to detect more temporal resolution deficits in older individuals. Method Two tests of temporal resolution, the Gap Detection Test (GDT; Shivaprakash, 2003) and the Gaps-In-Noise test (GIN; Musiek et al., 2005), were administered to 31 older adults with near normal hearing, aged 55 to 70 years. The order in which the tests were administered was randomized. Results The gap-detection thresholds obtained using GIN were significantly higher than those obtained using GDT. The difference in thresholds was ascribed to the randomness with which gaps were interspersed within noise segments in the 2 tests. More individuals failed on GIN than GDT. The older adults with high-frequency hearing loss obtained poorer gap thresholds than those with normal hearing. Conclusion The results indicated that older individuals failed GIN more often compared to GDT. This was attributed to the differences in stimuli and procedure used in the 2 tests.

Electrophysiological Gap Detection Thresholds: Effects of Age and Comparison with a Behavioral Measure

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (10) ◽  
pp. 999-1007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon B. Palmer ◽  
Frank E. Musiek
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Temporal Processing ◽  
Detection Threshold ◽  
Normal Hearing ◽  
Behavioral Measure ◽  
Gap Detection ◽  
Adult Group ◽  
Younger Adults ◽  
Detection Thresholds ◽  
Processing Ability

Background: Temporal processing ability has been linked to speech understanding ability and older adults often complain of difficulty understanding speech in difficult listening situations. Temporal processing can be evaluated using gap detection procedures. There is some research showing that gap detection can be evaluated using an electrophysiological procedure. However, there is currently no research establishing gap detection threshold using the N1-P2 response. Purpose: The purposes of the current study were to 1) determine gap detection thresholds in younger and older normal-hearing adults using an electrophysiological measure, 2) compare the electrophysiological gap detection threshold and behavioral gap detection threshold within each group, and 3) investigate the effect of age on each gap detection measure. Design: This study utilized an older adult group and younger adult group to compare performance on an electrophysiological and behavioral gap detection procedure. Study Sample: The subjects in this study were 11 younger, normal-hearing adults (mean = 22 yrs) and 11 older, normal-hearing adults (mean = 64.36 yrs). Data Collection: All subjects completed an adaptive behavioral gap detection procedure in order to determine their behavioral gap detection threshold (BGDT). Subjects also completed an electrophysiologic gap detection procedure to determine their electrophysiologic gap detection threshold (EGDT). Results: Older adults demonstrated significantly larger gap detection thresholds than the younger adults. However, EGDT and BGDT were not significantly different in either group. The mean difference between EGDT and BGDT for all subjects was 0.43 msec. Conclusions: Older adults show poorer gap detection ability when compared to younger adults. However, this study shows that gap detection thresholds can be measured using evoked potential recordings and yield results similar to a behavioral measure.

scholarly journals Audiograms, gap detection thresholds, and frequency difference limens in cannabinoid receptor 1 knockout mice

2016 ◽  
Vol 332 ◽  
pp. 217-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katrina L. Toal ◽  
Kelly E. Radziwon ◽  
David P. Holfoth ◽  
Matthew A. Xu-Friedman ◽  
Micheal L. Dent
Keyword(s):  
Knockout Mice ◽  
Cannabinoid Receptor ◽  
Frequency Difference ◽  
Gap Detection ◽  
Cannabinoid Receptor 1 ◽  
Detection Thresholds

Correlations among within-Channel and between-Channel Auditory Gap-Detection Thresholds in Normal Listeners

Perception ◽  
10.1068/p5116 ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 371-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis P Phillips ◽  
Jennifer C Smith
Keyword(s):  
Gap Detection ◽  
Detection Thresholds

scholarly journals Losing touch: age-related changes in plantar skin sensitivity, lower limb cutaneous reflex strength, and postural stability in older adults

2016 ◽  
Vol 116 (4) ◽  
pp. 1848-1858 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan M. Peters ◽  
Monica D. McKeown ◽  
Mark G. Carpenter ◽  
J. Timothy Inglis
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Postural Stability ◽  
Tibialis Anterior ◽  
Tibialis Anterior Muscle ◽  
Quiet Standing ◽  
Detection Thresholds ◽  
Cutaneous Reflex ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Age Related Changes

Age-related changes in the density, morphology, and physiology of plantar cutaneous receptors negatively impact the quality and quantity of balance-relevant information arising from the foot soles. Plantar perceptual sensitivity declines with age and may predict postural instability; however, alteration in lower limb cutaneous reflex strength may also explain greater instability in older adults and has yet to be investigated. We replicated the age-related decline in sensitivity by assessing monofilament and vibrotactile (30 and 250 Hz) detection thresholds near the first metatarsal head bilaterally in healthy young and older adults. We additionally applied continuous 30- and 250-Hz vibration to drive mechanically evoked reflex responses in the tibialis anterior muscle, measured via surface electromyography. To investigate potential relationships between plantar sensitivity, cutaneous reflex strength, and postural stability, we performed posturography in subjects during quiet standing without vision. Anteroposterior and mediolateral postural stability decreased with age, and increases in postural sway amplitude and frequency were significantly correlated with increases in plantar detection thresholds. With 30-Hz vibration, cutaneous reflexes were observed in 95% of young adults but in only 53% of older adults, and reflex gain, coherence, and cumulant density at 30 Hz were lower in older adults. Reflexes were not observed with 250-Hz vibration, suggesting this high-frequency cutaneous input is filtered out by motoneurons innervating tibialis anterior. Our findings have important implications for assessing the risk of balance impairment in older adults.

scholarly journals Cingulo‐opercular adaptive control for younger and older adults during a challenging gap detection task

2019 ◽  
Vol 98 (4) ◽  
pp. 680-691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth I. Vaden ◽  
Mark A. Eckert ◽  
Judy R. Dubno ◽  
Kelly C. Harris
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Adaptive Control ◽  
Detection Task ◽  
Gap Detection

scholarly journals Effects of Various Extents of High-Frequency Hearing Loss on Speech Recognition and Gap Detection at Low Frequencies in Patients with Sensorineural Hearing Loss

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Bei Li ◽  
Yang Guo ◽  
Guang Yang ◽  
Yanmei Feng ◽  
Shankai Yin
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Speech Recognition ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Hearing Threshold ◽  
Sensorineural Hearing ◽  
Gap Detection ◽  
Detection Thresholds ◽  
Low Frequencies ◽  
Compressed Speech

This study explored whether the time-compressed speech perception varied with the degree of hearing loss in high-frequency sensorineural hearing loss (HF SNHL) individuals. 65 HF SNHL individuals with different cutoff frequencies were recruited and further divided into mildly, moderately, and/or severely affected subgroups in terms of the averaged thresholds of all frequencies exhibiting hearing loss. Time-compressed speech recognition scores under both quiet and noisy conditions and gap detection thresholds within low frequencies that had normal thresholds were obtained from all patients and compared with data from 11 age-matched individuals with normal hearing threshold at all frequencies. Correlations of the time-compressed speech recognition scores with the extents of HF SNHL and with the 1 kHz gap detection thresholds were studied across all participants. We found that the time-compressed speech recognition scores were significantly affected by and correlated with the extents of HF SNHL. The time-compressed speech recognition scores also correlated with the 1 kHz gap detection thresholds except when the compression ratio of speech was 0.8 under quiet condition. Above all, the extents of HF SNHL were significantly correlated with the 1 kHz gap thresholds.

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