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Age-related changes in temporal resolution: envelope and intensity effects.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10095852     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Gap-detection thresholds were determined for 10 younger and 10 older adults at two sensation levels (40 and 60 dB SL) for tone pips with Gaussian amplitude envelopes whose standard deviations were 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2 ms. Gap-detection thresholds were larger for the older participants under all conditions. For all participants, gap-detection thresholds increased with the standard deviation of the Gaussian amplitude envelope, were relatively independent of sensation level, and were independent of the degree of hearing loss. Because spectral splatter decreases with increasing standard deviation of the Gaussian amplitude envelope, the age-related differences in gap-detection cannot be attributed to differences between how young and old listeners are affected by off-frequency cues. Furthermore, the consistent age difference in gap-detection at all amplitude envelope standard deviations was shown to be incompatible with the hypothesis that temporal integration time is longer for older listeners.
Authors:
B Schneider; F Speranza; M K Pichora-Fuller
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Canadian journal of experimental psychology = Revue canadienne de psychologie expérimentale     Volume:  52     ISSN:  1196-1961     ISO Abbreviation:  Can J Exp Psychol     Publication Date:  1998 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-05-06     Completed Date:  1999-05-06     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9315513     Medline TA:  Can J Exp Psychol     Country:  CANADA    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  184-91     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
University of Toronto. bschneid@credit.erin.utoronto.ca
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Auditory Perception / physiology*
Auditory Threshold / physiology*
Hearing / physiology
Humans
Normal Distribution
Time Factors

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