Association of domain-general speed of information processing with spoken language outcomes in prelingually-deaf children with cochlear implants.

Autor: Kronenberger WG; Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. Electronic address: wkronenb@iu.edu., Castellanos I; Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA., Pisoni DB; Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA; Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Hearing research [Hear Res] 2024 Sep 01; Vol. 450, pp. 109069. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 14.
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2024.109069
Abstrakt: Spoken language development after pediatric cochlear implantation requires rapid and efficient processing of novel, degraded auditory signals and linguistic information. These demands for rapid adaptation tax the information processing speed ability of children who receive cochlear implants. This study investigated the association of speed of information processing ability with spoken language outcomes after cochlear implantation in prelingually deaf children aged 4-6 years. Two domain-general (visual, non-linguistic) speed of information processing measures were administered to 21 preschool-aged children with cochlear implants and 23 normal-hearing peers. Measures of speech recognition, language (vocabulary and comprehension), nonverbal intelligence, and executive functioning skills were also obtained from each participant. Speed of information processing was positively associated with speech recognition and language skills in preschool-aged children with cochlear implants but not in normal-hearing peers. This association remained significant after controlling for hearing group, age, nonverbal intelligence, and executive functioning skills. These findings are consistent with models suggesting that domain-general, fast-efficient information processing speed underlies adaptation to speech perception and language learning following implantation. Assessment and intervention strategies targeting speed of information processing may provide better understanding and development of speech-language skills after cochlear implantation.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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