2019
DOI: 10.1121/1.5101765
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Listening while balancing: Dual-task costs in speech vs. noise maskers

Abstract: Many middle-aged adults report that listening is effortful in adverse communication situations. One means of quantifying listening effort is by measuring dual-task costs. The present study examined the influence of early aging on dual-task costs using a technique which required participants (younger and middle-aged adults) to complete a postural control task while listening to speech. For the postural control task, participants stood on a force platform and had to maintain their center of pressure within a pre… Show more

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