Orienting Attention to Auditory and Visual Short-term Memory: The Roles of Age, Hearing Loss, and Cognitive Status

Garami, Linda; Chow, Ricky; Fakuade, Ayomide; Swaminathan, Swathi; Alain, Claude

doi:10.1080/0361073x.2019.1693008

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“…Consequently, delayed episodic memory recall emerges as a highly sensitive predictor of AD (Garami et al, 2020). Conversely, executive function is an early cognitive impairment marker in patients with vascular dementia.…”

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“…Concerning the impact of age on cognitive test performance, it was postulated that auditory memory scores might decline due to age‐related hearing impairment. Given the VCAT's reliance on visual‐based memory assessment rather than auditory, we have demonstrated its effectiveness in detecting cognitive impairment with heightened sensitivity and specificity (Garami et al., 2020 ; Sarazin et al., 2007 ). Consequently, the expectation was for VCAT to exhibit superior performance concerning age‐related influences compared to other scales.…”

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“…Episodic memory deficits have been identified as predictors of progression to Alzheimer's disease (AD) among those with MCI (Grober et al., 1988 ; Rabin et al., 2012 ; Sarazin et al., 2007 ; Tounsi et al., 1999 ). Consequently, delayed episodic memory recall emerges as a highly sensitive predictor of AD (Garami et al., 2020 ). Conversely, executive function is an early cognitive impairment marker in patients with vascular dementia.…”

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Visual Cognitive Assessment Test: Utility of the brief cognitive battery for early screening of cognitive impairment in Chongqing, China

Liu,

Xie,

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Brain and Behavior

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ObjectivesEarly detection of cognitive impairment is essential for timely intervention. Currently, most widely used cognitive screening tests are influenced by language and cultural differences; therefore, there is a need for the development of a language‐neutral, visual‐based cognitive assessment tool. The Visual Cognitive Assessment Test (VCAT), a 30‐point test that assesses memory, executive function, visuospatial function, attention, and language, has demonstrated its utility in a multilingual population. In this study, we evaluated the reliability, validity, and diagnostic performance of the VCAT for screening early cognitive impairment in Chongqing, ChinaMethodsA total of 134 individuals (49 healthy controls (HCs), 52 with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and 33 with mild dementia) completed the Mini‐Mental State Examination (MMSE), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), VCAT, and domain‐specific neuropsychological assessments. The diagnostic performances of MMSE, MoCA, and VCAT were evaluated using the area under the curve (AUC), sensitivity, and specificity. Construct validity of the VCAT was assessed with well‐established domain‐specific cognitive assessments. Reliability was measured using Cronbach's alpha.ResultsThe VCAT and its subdomains demonstrated both good construct validity and internal consistency (α = 0.577). The performance of VCAT was comparable to that of MoCA and MMSE in differentiating mild dementia from nondemented groups (AUC: 0.940 vs. 0.902 and 0.977, respectively; p = .098 and .053) and in distinguishing cognitive impairment (CI) from HC (AUC: 0.929 vs. 0.899 and 0.891, respectively; p = .239 and .161), adjusted for education level. The optimal score range for VCAT in determining dementia, MCI, and HC was 0–14, 15–19, and 20–30, respectively.ConclusionThe VCAT proves to be a reliable screening test for early cognitive impairment within our cohort. Being both language and cultural neutral, the VCAT has the potential to be utilized among a wider population within China.

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Visual Cognitive Assessment Test: Utility of the brief cognitive battery for early screening of cognitive impairment in Chongqing, China

Liu,

Xie,

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Brain and Behavior

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“…Identifying the cognitive factors that affect listening outcomes in crowded scenes is a critical prerequisite for interpreting individual variability and understanding the challenges listeners with different cognitive profiles might face during listening. The latter is particularly pertinent for the characterisation of listening deficits in ageing individuals who, in addition to impaired peripheral auditory processing, also exhibit a decline in various cognitive abilities that might affect listening ( Cowan et al, 2006 ; Dryden et al, 2017 ; Füllgrabe et al, 2015 ; Garami et al, 2020 ; Glisky, 2007 ; Greene & Naveh-Benjamin, 2020 ; Herrmann & Butler, 2021 ; Naveh-Benjamin & Kilb, 2014 ; Panza et al, 2015 ; Salthouse, 2004 ; Schneider & Pichora-Fuller, 2000 ; Wayne & Johnsrude, 2015 ).…”

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No Link Between Speech-in-Noise Perception and Auditory Sensory Memory – Evidence From a Large Cohort of Older and Younger Listeners

Bianco,

Chait

2023

Trends in Hearing

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A growing literature is demonstrating a link between working memory (WM) and speech-in-noise (SiN) perception. However, the nature of this correlation and which components of WM might underlie it, are being debated. We investigated how SiN reception links with auditory sensory memory (aSM) – the low-level processes that support the short-term maintenance of temporally unfolding sounds. A large sample of old ( N = 199, 60–79 yo) and young ( N = 149, 20–35 yo) participants was recruited online and performed a coordinate response measure-based speech-in-babble task that taps listeners’ ability to track a speech target in background noise. We used two tasks to investigate implicit and explicit aSM. Both were based on tone patterns overlapping in processing time scales with speech (presentation rate of tones 20 Hz; of patterns 2 Hz). We hypothesised that a link between SiN and aSM may be particularly apparent in older listeners due to age-related reduction in both SiN reception and aSM. We confirmed impaired SiN reception in the older cohort and demonstrated reduced aSM performance in those listeners. However, SiN and aSM did not share variability. Across the two age groups, SiN performance was predicted by a binaural processing test and age. The results suggest that previously observed links between WM and SiN may relate to the executive components and other cognitive demands of the used tasks. This finding helps to constrain the search for the perceptual and cognitive factors that explain individual variability in SiN performance.

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“…Hearing loss is usually quantified using pure-tone audiometry, which provides an objective measure of the lowest sound intensity perceived by an individual. Numerous studies have shown that higher pure tone thresholds (i.e., decreased hearing acuity) were associated with decreased performance on a variety of cognitive tasks assessing episodic memory, inhibition, attention, and working memory (e.g., Garami et al 2020; Gillingham et al 2018; Lin et al 2011; Loughrey et al 2020; Rönnberg et al 2011; Rönnberg et al 2014; Tun et al 2009). However, evidence suggests that audiometric thresholds do not entirely capture communication problems experienced by many individuals (Choi et al 2019; Hind et al 2011; Kim et al 2017; Spankovich et al 2018), highlighting the importance of including other hearing tests when assessing the effect of hearing loss on cognitive functions.…”

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Objective and Subjective Hearing Difficulties Are Associated With Lower Inhibitory Control

2022

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Objective: Evidence suggests that hearing loss increases the risk of cognitive impairment. However, the relationship between hearing loss and cognition can vary considerably across studies, which may be partially explained by demographic and health factors that are not systematically accounted for in statistical models.Design: Middle-aged to older adult participants (N = 149) completed a web-based assessment that included speech-in-noise (SiN) and self-report measures of hearing, as well as auditory and visual cognitive interference (Stroop) tasks. Correlations between hearing and cognitive interference measures were performed with and without controlling for age, sex, education, depression, anxiety, and selfrated health. Results:The risk of having objective SiN difficulties differed between males and females. All demographic and health variables, except education, influenced the likelihood of reporting hearing difficulties. Small but significant relationships between objective and reported hearing difficulties and the measures of cognitive interference were observed when analyses were controlled for demographic and health factors. Furthermore, when stratifying analyses for males and females, different relationships between hearing and cognitive interference measures were found. Self-reported difficulty with spatial hearing and objective SiN performance were better predictors of inhibitory control in females, whereas self-reported difficulty with speech was a better predictor of inhibitory control in males. This suggests that inhibitory control is associated with different listening abilities in males and females. Conclusions:The results highlight the importance of controlling for participant characteristics when assessing the relationship between hearing and cognitive interference, which may also be the case for other cognitive functions, but this requires further investigations. Furthermore, this study is the first to show that the relationship between hearing and cognitive interference can be captured using web-based tasks that are simple to implement and administer at home without any assistance, paving the way for future online screening tests assessing the effects of hearing loss on cognition.

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Orienting Attention to Auditory and Visual Short-term Memory: The Roles of Age, Hearing Loss, and Cognitive Status

Cited by 12 publications

References 38 publications

Visual Cognitive Assessment Test: Utility of the brief cognitive battery for early screening of cognitive impairment in Chongqing, China

Visual Cognitive Assessment Test: Utility of the brief cognitive battery for early screening of cognitive impairment in Chongqing, China

No Link Between Speech-in-Noise Perception and Auditory Sensory Memory – Evidence From a Large Cohort of Older and Younger Listeners

Objective and Subjective Hearing Difficulties Are Associated With Lower Inhibitory Control

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