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ERIC Number: EJ1007674
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Feb
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-1092-4388
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Further Evidence of Auditory Extinction in Aphasia
Marshall, Rebecca Shisler; Basilakos, Alexandra; Love-Myers, Kim
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, v56 n1 p236-249 Feb 2013
Purpose: Preliminary research ( Shisler, 2005) suggests that auditory extinction in individuals with aphasia (IWA) may be connected to binding and attention. In this study, the authors expanded on previous findings on auditory extinction to determine the source of extinction deficits in IWA. Method: Seventeen IWA (M[subscript age] = 53.19 years) and 17 neurologically intact controls (M[subscript age] = 55.18 years) participated. Auditory stimuli were spoken letters presented in a free-field listening environment. Stimuli were presented in single-stimulus stimulation (SSS) or double-simultaneous stimulation (DSS) trials across 5 conditions designed to determine whether extinction is related to binding, inefficient attention resource allocation, or overall deficits in attention. All participants completed all experimental conditions. Results: Significant extinction was demonstrated only by IWA when sounds were different, providing further evidence of auditory extinction. However, binding requirements did not appear to influence the IWA's performance. Conclusions: Results indicate that, for IWA, auditory extinction may not be attributed to a binding deficit or inefficient attention resource allocation because of equivalent performance across all 5 conditions. Rather, overall attentional resources may be influential. Future research in aphasia should explore the effect of the stimulus presentation in addition to the continued study of attention treatment.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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