| Title: |
Speech-Processing Fatigue in Children: Auditory Event-Related Potential and Behavioral Measures |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Key, Alexandra P.; Gustafson, Samantha J.; Rentmeester, Lindsey; Hornsby, Benjamin W. Y.; Bess, Fred H. |
| Source: |
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. Jul 2017 60(7):2090-2104. |
| Availability: |
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. 2200 Research Blvd #250, Rockville, MD 20850. Tel: 301-296-5700; Fax: 301-296-8580; e-mail: slhr@asha.org; Web site: http://jslhr.pubs.asha.org |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
15 |
| Publication Date: |
2017 |
| Sponsoring Agency: |
Institute of Education Sciences (ED); Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH); National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) (DHHS/NIH) |
| Contract Number: |
R324A110266; P30HD15052; U54HD083211; UL1TR000445 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: |
Fatigue (Biology); Children; Speech; Listening Comprehension; Attention; Auditory Stimuli; Listening |
| DOI: |
10.1044/2016_JSLHR-H-16-0052 |
| ISSN: |
1092-4388 |
| Abstract: |
Purpose: Fatigue related to speech processing is an understudied area that may have significant negative effects, especially in children who spend the majority of their school days listening to classroom instruction. Method: This study examined the feasibility of using auditory P300 responses and behavioral indices (lapses of attention and self-report) to measure fatigue resulting from sustained listening demands in 27 children (M = 9.28 years). Results: Consistent with predictions, increased lapses of attention, longer reaction times, reduced P300 amplitudes to infrequent target stimuli, and self-report of greater fatigue were observed after the completion of a series of demanding listening tasks compared with the baseline values. The event-related potential responses correlated with the behavioral measures of performance. Conclusion: These findings suggest that neural and behavioral responses indexing attention and processing resources show promise as effective markers of fatigue in children. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| IES Funded: |
Yes |
| Entry Date: |
2017 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1151220 |
| Database: |
ERIC |