What determines the speed of speech recognition? Evidence from congenitally blind adults
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DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2018.03.002
Abstract: ABSTRACT It is a matter of debate, whether and how improved auditory discrimination abilities enable speeded speech comprehension in congenitally blind adults. Previous research has concentrated on semantic and syntactic aspects of processing. Here we… read more here.
Keywords: congenitally blind; word; determines speed; speech recognition ... See more keywords
Enhanced perception of pitch changes in speech and music in early blind adults
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DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2018.06.009
Abstract: ABSTRACT It is well known that congenitally blind adults have enhanced auditory processing for some tasks. For instance, they show supra‐normal capacity to perceive accelerated speech. However, only a few studies have investigated basic auditory… read more here.
Keywords: pitch; blind adults; blind; early blind ... See more keywords
Intelligibility of speech produced by sighted and blind adults
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272127
Abstract: Purpose It is well known that speech uses both the auditory and visual modalities to convey information. In cases of congenital sensory deprivation, the feedback language learners have access to for mapping visible and invisible… read more here.
Keywords: vowels produced; speech; blind speakers; intelligibility speech ... See more keywords