Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yue Zhang, Alexandre Lehmann, Mickael Deroche
Summary: Recent research has shown that pupillometry is effective in quantifying listening effort. However, interpreting pupillary responses in listening situations involving multiple cognitive functions at once is challenging. Additionally, it was found that task-evoked pupillary response differs significantly in complex listening conditions.
Article
Neurosciences
Olympia Simantiraki, Anita E. Wagner, Martin Cooke
Summary: This study examined the impact of different types of speech on cognitive processing demands for listeners. The results showed that artificially-enhanced speech was the most intelligible and required the lowest subjective effort ratings, while synthetic speech had the opposite effect. Pupil data suggested that Lombard speech had the lowest overall processing demands.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Matthew B. Winn, Katherine H. Teece
Summary: This study measured the effort of listening to stimuli designed to elicit mental repair in adults who use cochlear implants. The results showed that the effort significantly increases when a listener needs to repair a misperceived word, and this effort spreads to other errors within the same sentence. The cost of mental repair in CI listeners is similar to that observed in listeners with normal hearing.
JOURNAL OF SPEECH LANGUAGE AND HEARING RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Anchana Rukthong
Summary: The study found that multiple-choice format emphasizes cognitive processing, while LTS tasks involve higher-level listening processes. Using different item types in tests can more comprehensively assess language abilities, with MC format remaining important but integrated listening tasks also essential.
Article
Psychology, Biological
Alexandra I. Kosachenko, Dauren Kasanov, Alexander I. Kotyusov, Yuri G. Pavlov
Summary: Understanding the physiological correlates of cognitive overload is important for assessing human cognition limits, developing new methods for defining cognitive overload, and mitigating negative outcomes associated with overload. Previous studies focused on a narrow range of verbal working memory load, and it remains unclear how the nervous system responds to a working memory load exceeding typical capacity limits. This study used EEG and pupillometry to investigate the central and autonomic nervous system changes associated with memory overload, and found that both pupil size and theta activity showed a pattern of initial rise, short plateau, and decrease, suggesting similar neural mechanisms.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yue Zhang, Florian Malayal, Alexandre Lehmann, Mickael L. D. Deroche
Summary: There is an increasing interest in measuring the effort required to listen in noisy environments, and pupillometry offers a potential solution. However, methodological questions regarding the robustness of pupillary metrics to luminance changes need to be addressed. This study found that the impact of luminance on pupillary response to signal-to-noise ratios was non-monotonic, posing challenges for practical applications.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Vincent Chieh-Ying Chang, I-Fei Chen
Summary: Based on physiological data such as pupillometry collected in an eye-tracking experiment, this study confirms the effect of directionality on cognitive loads during L1 and L2 textual translations by novice translators, known as translation asymmetry suggested by the Inhibitory Control Model. It also demonstrates the usefulness of machine learning-based approaches in the field of Cognitive Translation and Interpreting Studies.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Rebecca J. Compton, Marc Jaskir, Jianing Mu
Summary: This study found that arousal responses occur after error detection, but do not lead to adaptive effects on attention and performance.
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
H. Christiaan Stronks, Eline Apperloo, Raphael Koning, Jeroen J. Briaire, Johan H. M. Frijns
Summary: The study showed that SoftVoice significantly improves recognition of soft speech and reduces subjective listening effort in quiet environments. However, no significant effect of SoftVoice on pupil dilation was found. In noisy environments, SoftVoice had little impact on speech perception.
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Pheobe Wenyi Sun, Andrew Hines
Summary: This article reviews research in audiology and cognitive science regarding the influence of cognitive processes on the quality of listening experience. By comparing cognitive listening mechanism theories with the QoE formation mechanism, the article proposes integrating mechanisms from audiology and cognitive science into the existing QoE framework to properly account for cognitive load in speech listening.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Mathematical
Drew J. McLaughlin, Jackson S. Colvett, Julie M. Bugg, Kristin J. Van Engen
Summary: Previous research on speech processing has shown that listening tasks with multiple speakers lead to slower and less accurate processing compared to tasks with a single speaker. In this study, pupillometry was used to measure cognitive load in processing accents of the first language (L1) and second language (L2). The results indicated that switching between speakers was more demanding than listening to the same speaker consecutively. Additionally, switching to a new speaker with a different accent was more cognitively demanding than switching to a new speaker with the same accent. However, there was an asymmetry for across-accent switches, with switching from L1 to L2 accents being more challenging than vice versa.
PSYCHONOMIC BULLETIN & REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Gustavo A. Slafer, Roxana Savin
Summary: There is a belief that barley is more resilient to stress than wheat. However, a review of studies published over the past 20 years shows that there is no consistent evidence to support this belief. In fact, under low-yielding conditions, wheat tends to outperform barley.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Ronald G. Hall, Shuhan Liu, William C. Putnam, Rajareddy Kallem, Tawanda Gumbo, Manjunath P. Pai
Summary: Echinocandins like anidulafungin are first-line therapies for candidemia and invasive candidiasis, but their dosing may be suboptimal in obese patients. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of body size on anidulafungin pharmacokinetics (PK) and found that a higher maintenance dose of anidulafungin is needed in larger adults to achieve the desired effect.
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS AND CHEMOTHERAPY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yuhao Feng, Bernhard Schmid, Michel Loreau, David Forrester, Songlin Fei, Jianxiao Zhu, Zhiyao Tang, Jiangling Zhu, Pubin Hong, Chengjun Ji, Yue Shi, Haojie Su, Xinyu Xiong, Jian Xiao, Shaopeng Wang, Jingyun Fang
Summary: Multispecies tree planting can enhance tree growth in terms of height, diameter, and biomass, mainly due to interspecific complementarity. Consideration of factors such as leaf morphology and lifespan, stand age, planting density, and temperature can optimize the effectiveness of multispecies planting.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Christine C. M. Goh
Summary: This paper discusses the challenges that second language learners face in listening and the importance of researching learners' cognitive processing problems. The author reviews a study from 2000 that identified real-time cognitive problems in L2 learners and proposed pedagogical ideas for addressing these issues. The paper suggests expanding the scope of research on learners' listening difficulties and collaborating with researchers in other fields, such as neuroscience, to explore new tools and methods for studying learners' cognitive processes.
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Bethany Plain, Michael Richter, Adriana A. Zekveld, Thomas Lunner, Tanveer Bhuiyan, Sophia E. Kramer
Summary: This study investigated the influences of signal to noise ratio and monetary reward level on PEP reactivity during a speech-in-noise task. Results showed a linear relationship between PEP reactivity and task demand, but no significant impact of reward was found. Additionally, participants with a higher need for recovery score invested more effort.
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Hidde Pielage, Adriana A. Zekveld, Gabrielle H. Saunders, Niek J. Versfeld, Thomas Lunner, Sophia E. Kramer
Summary: This study modified a speech perception test and found that performing tasks in the presence of another individual increased listening effort, especially for those who started the experiment with another individual present. However, the increase in effort did not result in a change in performance. Listening effort affected by passively listening significantly decreased.
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Gabrielle H. Saunders, Charlotte Vercammen, Barbra H. B. Timmer, Gurjit Singh, Angela Pelosi, Marcus Meis, Stefan Launer, Sophia E. Kramer, Jean-Pierre Gagne, Anthea Bott
Summary: This study discusses the necessary steps to facilitate hearing health care in the context of well-being and healthy living, which include increasing interdisciplinary education, emphasizing counseling education, and redefining therapeutic goal setting to encompass aspects of well-being.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AUDIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Acoustics
Niek J. Versfeld, Sisi Lie, Sophia E. Kramer, Adriana A. Zekveld
Summary: The study found a learning effect in nonstationary maskers, with the exception of stationary noise conditions. Time reversal and fixed or random speech samples had no impact on SRT and pupil responses.
JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Koen Viergever, Jeroen T. Kraak, Els M. Bruinewoud, Johannes C. F. Ket, Sophia E. Kramer, Paul Merkus
Summary: This study provides a comprehensive overview of closed-ended otology questionnaires for adults, selecting a total of 155 unique questionnaires covering tinnitus, vertigo, hearing loss, and multiple complaints. The research reveals that there are numerous questionnaires related to ear symptoms, but they primarily focus on single symptoms like hearing loss, vertigo, or tinnitus, with few covering the multiple symptoms ear diseases can generate.
SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Thomas Koelewijn, Adriana A. Zekveld, Thomas Lunner, Sophia E. Kramer
Summary: Higher monetary reward leads to increased pupil dilation during listening, but does not improve speech reception. Task difficulty influences speech reception threshold and sentence recognition, but reward does not have a significant effect. Contrary to previous results, peak pupil dilation does not reflect the effects of reward.
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Janine F. J. Meijerink, Marieke Pronk, Birgit I. Lissenberg-Witte, Vera Jansen, Sophia E. Kramer
Summary: The study found that the web-based SUpport PRogram (SUPR) did not have significant effects on third-party disability, proxy report, and satisfaction and quality of life for communication partners (CPs) of persons with hearing loss in a hearing aid dispensing setting. However, SUPR materials were rated as moderately beneficial and useful, indicating potential for improvement in engagement and contribution to standard hearing aid care.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AUDIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Deanna Wung, Thade Goderie, Marieke F. van Wier, Mariska Stam, Sophia E. Kramer
Summary: The study found no significant association between beta blocker use and hearing ability in noise, regardless of dosage levels. Case-control and cohort study designs focusing on a hypertensive population are recommended for future research on this topic to minimize confounding by indication.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AUDIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Lisette M. van Leeuwen, Thade Goderie, Marieke F. van Wier, Birgit Lissenberg-Witte, Ulrike Lemke, Sophia E. Kramer
Summary: Hearing impairment may lead to an increased need for recovery from fatigue and distress after work and negatively affect the balance between workload and control over it. The uptake of hearing solutions may have a positive effect on these outcomes.
Article
Ophthalmology
Hidde Pielage, Adriana A. Zekveld, Sjors van de Ven, Sophia E. Kramer, Marnix Naber
Summary: This study assessed the impact of virtual reality on the pupil near response through two experiments. The first experiment found that the pupil near response is intact in head-mounted display mediated virtual reality. The second experiment found that the pupil near response is transient and does not result in sustained changes in pupil size.
JOURNAL OF EYE MOVEMENT RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Francisca Perea Perez, Douglas E. H. Hartley, Padraig T. Kitterick, Adriana A. A. Zekveld, Graham Naylor, Ian M. M. Wiggins
Summary: Due to impaired auditory signal, cochlear-implant (CI) users may have reduced speech intelligibility and increased listening effort compared to normally-hearing (NH) individuals. A novel approach to quantifying listening efficiency based on a linear ballistic accumulator model was used to examine the speech-in-noise performance of CI users and NH controls. The CI group showed lower listening efficiency than the NH group, and within the CI group, higher listening efficiency was associated with better cognition and more positive self-reported listening experiences.
FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Hidde Pielage, Bethany. J. Plain, Gabrielle. H. Saunders, Niek. J. Versfeld, Thomas Lunner, Sophia. E. Kramer, Adriana. A. Zekveld
Summary: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between copresence, speech-in-noise task performance, arousal, and effort in individuals with hearing loss. Pupil size measurements were used to assess arousal and effort. The results showed that task performance was not affected by copresence, but was related to the severity of hearing loss. Copresence was associated with increased baseline pupil size, indicating heightened arousal, but there were no changes in peak or mean pupil dilation. This suggests that copresence may increase arousal, but not necessarily in relation to the listening task itself.
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Patrycja Ksiazek, Adriana A. Zekveld, Lorenz Fiedler, Sophia E. Kramer, Dorothea Wendt
Summary: This study examines the effects of memory task demands and speech-to-noise ratio on effort allocation during speech identification in noise. The findings show that listeners dynamically reallocate effort from listening to memorizing under changing memory and acoustic demands. The study highlights the interplay of SNR and recall on effort.
Article
Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology
Patrycja Ksiazek, Adriana A. Zekveld, Dorothea Wendt, Lorenz Fiedler, Thomas Lunner, Sophia E. Kramer
Summary: Pupillometry is an established method in hearing research for studying listening effort. This study evaluated various pupil measures extracted from Task-Evoked Pupil Responses (TEPRs) in a speech-in-noise test, finding significant effects of signal-to-noise ratio and luminance. Analyzing the pupil time course provided a more holistic view of TEPRs, but further research is needed to interpret these measures accurately.
Article
Otorhinolaryngology
Feike de Graaff, Robert H. Eikelboom, Cathy Sucher, Sophia E. Kramer, Cas Smits
Summary: The study results showed that bilateral CI users demonstrated a trend towards binaural summation when using both ears, while bimodal CI users did not; no binaural unmasking was demonstrated for either group of CI users; a large fluctuating masker benefit was found in both bilateral and bimodal CI users.
COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
